HP has the code of the input which WebOS uses, published. It is a new version which has more features. In september, all the WebOS code open source with an Apache 2.0 license.
WebOS works with the Enyo-intelligent input bus that was originally created by Palm is made. HP has the source code of a second version of Enyo online, that it possible, to made applications in other environments than the Webkit browser of WebOS to run. According to HP developers can get their applications on Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer to run. There come in the future new versions of the Enyo framework.
In addition, the company is a new Linux-kernel for the mobile operating system release. It is a standaardkernel of the Linux Foundation. Because of this, many drivers are available, the lack of hardware support extended, so that the upcoming open-source OS for manufacturers interesting.
In addition to the bus, and the Linux kernel needs the source code of other parts of the OS to be made public. HP wants to each month, a part release, where the process in september must be finished. The manufacturer is also planning to release software updates for WebOS devices; Open WebOS for the TouchPad tablet in the summer come true.
HP decided in december last year, Palm bought WebOS open source. The manufacturer had but little success with the OS, and decided after the release of just a few devices already in the towel to throw. Nevertheless, it would be HP again considering WebOS for tablets to use. There would be a release of the source code have been chosen because of the manufacturer not the buyer for WebOS could find.