Mozilla joins LiMo Foundation
May 14, 2008I’m excited to announce that Mozilla Corporation has joined the LiMo Foundation.
Linux has great potential as a mobile platform, but it’s been hampered by fragmentation over the last several years. LiMo brings together many major device manufacturers, network operators and others in the mobile ecosystem to cooperate on building a Linux-based mobile middleware platform. Manufacturers and network operators can develop unique user experiences and differentiate on top of that platform. What makes LiMo especially attractive for Mozilla is that it’s all about code, where previous efforts around mobile Linux have been more focused on developing standards.
We intend to participate actively in all aspects of the LiMo platform that relate to Web browsing, Web widgets/runtimes and security. We also plan to share our experiences with building successful open-source communities.
This is a great step for Mozilla. Our engineering team has worked very hard over the last couple of years to prepare for mobile. Our platform is now faster and leaner in the more constrained hardware and network environment of mobile phones. We’ve worked well with Nokia on shipping a Mozilla-based browser on the N810, which is a Linux-based device. We’re working on Firefox for Windows Mobile. Adding LiMo to our set of target platforms will further broaden our impact in the mobile environment.
We look forward to working with LiMo and the LiMo member companies.
May 14, 2008 at 7:22 am
By any chance on Andriod ?
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