FIREFOX OS

WHAT’S THIS FIREFOX OS?

Firefox OS is a open source mobile operating system from Mozilla

to create apps with just HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

OPEN WEB APPS

JS, HTML, CSS web site+

App Manifest file=

OPEN WEB APP

OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPERS

Using HTML5 and the new Mozilla-proposedstandard APIs, developers everywhere will be able to create amazing experiences and apps.

Developers will no longer need to learn anddevelop against platform-specific native APIs.

FIREFOX OS ARCHITECTURE

Gaia GeckoGonk

https://github.com/mozilla-b2g

GONK

Lower level operating system, consisting of a Linux kernel and HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer).

GECKO

The application runtime. The rendering engine inFirefox for HTML5, CSS & JavaScript. Implements

a number of APIs.

GAIA

Top most layer where each and every apps will be running. This is the layer which everyone of

us see in our mobile screen.

APPS

PACKAGED APPSVS

HOSTED APPS

Hosted apps

are run from a server at a given domain, just like a standard website.

PACKAGED APPS

Packed apps (non-privileged, privileged & certified apps)

are essentially a zip file containing all of of an apps assets: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images,

manifest, etc.

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