the web is the platform - why firefoxos matters
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Tristan Nitot, Principal Mozilla Evangelist and Mozilla Europe founder explains why FirefoxOS (Mozilla's mobile platform) and why Web browsers matter when it comes to freedom and innovation.TRANSCRIPT
FIREFOX OS @ FOSDEM
Tristan Nitot
Principal Mozilla Evangelist, Mozilla Europe Founder
[email protected] - twitter: @nitot
THE END OF THE WEB BROWSER?
WHAT WOULD WE LOSE?
•Generative nature of the Web - everybody can
participate, no need to ask for permission
•customization of the experience - Add-ons,
Greasemonkey, User-CSS
•The non-commercial part of the Web - what
makes the Web different from TV
FUTURE IS MOBILE
HOW PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THE INTERNET
HOW PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THE INTERNET
HOW THE WEB CAN
REMAIN RELEVANT IN A
MOBILE WORLD?
HOW CAN MOZILLA PURSUE
ITS MISSION
IN A MOBILE WORLD?
1 - KEEP MAKING FIREFOX FOR
DESKTOP AWESOME
2 - KEEP MAKING FIREFOX FOR
ANDROID AWESOME
COMPETING ON MOBILE IS
HARD, ESPECIALLY WITH THE
PLATFORM OWNER
(ON IOS) "SAFARI ALMOST FOUR
TIMES FASTER THAN CHROME
IN JAVASCRIPT"
- ARSTECHNICA
MOBILE PLATFORMS ARE
PROPRIETARY
HTML5: THE WEB IS THE PLATFORM
One open technology to bind them all
3 - MAKE FIREFOX OS
AN OPEN MOBILE PLATFORM
Firefox OS
Complete, standalone
operating system for the
open Web, built entirely
using HTML5 & standard
Web APIs
EVERYTHING IS A WEB PAGE!
Variations around the
Home screen
Variations around
the incoming call screen
FIREFOX OS: HOW AN OPEN WEB PHONE
CONNECTS HTML5 TO HARDWARE
Web Browser/Platform
Native API-based UI
Kernel (e.g. Android, iOS,
Win7, etc.)
Device (phone, tablet,
desktop)
APIs
Web-based User Experience/Web
Content
Kernel
Device
Web Engine/ Standard Device
APIs
Existing Platforms(smartphones only)
Firefox OS
Significantly
smaller stack:
Scales from
high-end
feature phones
to high-end
smartphones}
MARKETPLACE: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
FIREFOX
MARKETPLACE
Content owners can use the
Firefox Marketplace to
enhance discoverability
and make monetization
easier.
They can also sell directly
(going through the
marketplace is optional)
THE WEB IS THE
(MOBILE) PLATFORM
JUL 2012: ANNOUNCE
PARTNERS
•Chipset : Qualcomm
•Hardware : ZTE & TCL
•Carriers : Deutsche Telekom,
Etisalat, Smart, Sprint, Telecom
Italia, Telefonica & Telenor
JAN 15, 2013: FIREFOX 1.0
REACHED
JAN 23, 2013: FIREFOX OS DEVELOPER
PHONES ANNOUNCED REACHED
JAN 26, 2013: FIREFOX OS
APPDAYS IN 25 CITIES
FEB 24-28: MOBILE WORLD
CONGRESS, BARCELONA
HOW TO HELP
•Attend the Firefox OS talks at Fosdem, engage
with Mozilla developers!
•Contribute to Mozilla:
•http://www.mozilla.org/contribute
•Build Mobile Web Apps:
•https://marketplace.firefox.com/
THANK YOU!
@nitot