Transcript Tyler Firefox OS Slidex

By Tyler Moore
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“Firefox OS is about pushing the boundaries of
what is possible with the Web on mobile and
enabling entirely new segments of users to
come online with their first smartphone. It’s an
open source mobile operating system based on
Linux, open web standards and Mozilla's
Gecko technology that provides a reinvention
of what mobile platforms can be.”
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Designed for:
Smartphones
 Tablets
 Smart TVs
 Can also work on desktops
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Uses Gonk
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Linux kernel and HAL
HAL: hardware abstraction layer
Gonk is a device porting layer: an adapter between
the hardware and Gecko
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The Gonk software was paired with the Gecko
web browser engine
Gecko’s fuction is to read and render web
content (examples: HTML, CSS, XUL,
JavaScript)
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The front end of the operating system.
Default apps:
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Bluetooth, Browser, Calendar, Camera, Clock,
Contacts, Cost Control, Dialer, FL. FM, Gallery,
Homescreen, Keyboard, Music, PDF.js, Ringtones,
Search, Setringtone, Settings, SMS, System, Video,
Wallpaper, and WAPPush.
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Still being perfected
Multiple app stores
Possibly confusing to new smartphone users
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It is can fit on a small amount of memory
Makes it usable on very cheap phones letting it
reach a new group of people who could not
afford smart phones before.