Intro to the new mobile platform from Mozilla

1. Firefox OS
The Open Web on mobile devices
Oct 20th, 2012

2. What is FirefoxOS ?
•A
new mobile platform built entirely using
HTML5 & standard WebAPIs
•formerly known as Boot To Gecko (B2G)
•http://www.mozilla.org/firefoxos

3. Why?
•Freedom from proprietary mobile platforms
•100% open

4. Simpler infrastructure
Web Browser Web-based UI / Web
Content
Native API-based UI
Web Engine /
Standard device APIs
APIs
Kernel
Kernel
Device Device

5. UX Design

6. UX Design

7. UX Design

8. UX Design

9. Architecture
•Gaia - user interface
•Gecko - application runtime
•Gonk - low level OS

10. Gaia
•User interface written entirely in HTML / JS /
CSS
•Control underlying system through Open Web
API

11. WebAPI
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12. Gecko
•Application runtime / Rendering engine
•Implement the open standards
•HTML / JS / CSS

13. Gonk
•Low level OS of B2G
•Linux kernel + thin HAL
•Expose hardware interfaces to Gecko
•Borrow some (GPS, Camera) from Android

14. Apps
•Open Web Apps
•Marketplace

15. Firefox Marketplace

16. Running Firefox OS today
•Flash on supported device
•Otoro (dev phone) / Pandaboard
•Nexus S / Galaxy S II / Galaxy Nexus
•Firefox OS Emulator
•Desktop Build

17. Running desktop build
•Download latest desktop build
•http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/b2g/
nightly/
•Download gaia
•git clone git://github.com/mozilla-b2g/gaia
•Create profile
•Run

18. DEMO TIME !

19. Otoro (dev phone)
•Unknown CPU
•512 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
•320 x 240 pixel, 3.2” display
•http://www.openwebdevice.com/partners/
pages/owd-device.html

20. Thai Support
•Translation
•Input method
•ping me or other Mozilla folks
•@pittaya / @kengggg / @chengings /
@phisite /@noomz
•Facebook Group
•https://www.facebook.com/groups/mozth/

21. WE NEED YOU!

22. THANKS