Finalmente HP reveló el día de hoy que será del WebOS, tecnología que adquirió como parte de su compra a Palm.
Se acabó la espera y muchas son las compañías que se quedaron con las ganas de comprar a WebOS, ya que no solo HP decidió conservar el producto de la desaparecida Palm, sino que ahora será lanzado Open Source para sorpresa de muchos.
Lo cierto es que WebOS tuvo un abrupto debut bajo el mando de HP con el TouchPad, iniciando la re-entrada de HP en el mercado de las Tablets, pero con un desafortunado primer mes con no muy buenos resultados y provocando la detención de más manufactura del Tablet.
Esto provocó que HP reenfocara esfuerzos con WebOS y decidir si HP continuaría con su división de PC.
Comunicado de prensa:
HP to Contribute webOS to Open Source
HP to enable creativity of the community to accelerate the next-generation web-centric platform
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 9, 2011
HP today announced it will contribute the webOS software to the open source community.
HP plans to continue to be active in the development and support of webOS. By combining the innovative webOS platform with the development power of the open source community, there is the opportunity to significantly improve applications and web services for the next generation of devices.
webOS offers a number of benefits to the entire ecosystem of web applications. For developers, applications can be easily built using standard web technologies. In addition, its single integrated stack offers multiplatform portability. For device manufacturers, it provides a single web-centric platform to run across multiple devices. As a result, the end user benefits from a fast, immersive user experience.
“webOS is the only platform designed from the ground up to be mobile, cloud-connected and scalable,” said Meg Whitman, HP president and chief executive officer. “By contributing this innovation, HP unleashes the creativity of the open source community to advance a new generation of applications and devices.”
HP will make the underlying code of webOS available under an open source license. Developers, partners, HP engineers and other hardware manufacturers can deliver ongoing enhancements and new versions into the marketplace.
HP will engage the open source community to help define the charter of the open source project under a set of operating principles:
- The goal of the project is to accelerate the open development of the webOS platform
- HP will be an active participant and investor in the project
- Good, transparent and inclusive governance to avoid fragmentation
- Software will be provided as a pure open source project
HP also will contribute ENYO, the application framework for webOS, to the community in the near future along with a plan for the remaining components of the user space.
Beginning today, developers and customers are invited to provide input and suggestions athttp://developer.palm.com/blog/.
Adicional, HP ha confirmado que intentarán nuevamente desarrollar hardware basados en WebOS, pero no garantizarán que tan pronto retornen.
