Here’s the next development in WebOS story. The saga more twists and turns than a [fill in the blank as you wish.]
“Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman finally announced the fate of operating system WebOS this morning, after the company previously announced that it was ceasing the development of all smartphones and tablets running Palm’s webOS platform. The actual software’s fate was yet to be determined. HP said today that it will be making the webOS code open source. . . . “
SOURCE:
http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/09/hps-whitman-well-make-webos-powered-tablets-in-2013/
JPWatkins 10:54 pm on December 9, 2011 162 days ago Reply
I forgot to say that open sourcing is actually is pretty nice since many geeks wanted that. They don’t appear to mention the terms of the license though. The kind of license they choose to release it under is key. Also, despite what they say, one has to wonder if about HP’s commitment to the project, too.
Other than some Linux stuff, has HP done much in the way open source projects? Is anyone familiar with HP’s record on open source software projects?