Back in January, HP promised to deliver the open source version of webOS in September. It made good on this promise yesterday with the release of Open webOS 1.0 Edition.
Today is a great day for Open webOS. We have completed our initial roadmap and are releasing Open webOS 1.0 on schedule, as promised.
Our combined efforts with the community and hard work have paid off, and we are now ready to move on to the next phase together. With this release we have affirmed our commitment to meet our goals and create a vibrant open source community.
This latest update has not any introduced major changes except to add support for the web-based Enyo 2 application framework.
Now that Open webOS is a complete operating system, anyone can take it and port it over to new devices. HP did a port to a TouchSmart All-in-One “in a few days” as the video below demonstrates but has no plans to develop new webOS devices or offer an upgrade to existing devices for now.
Open webOS is also being ported to a Galaxy Nexus by the WebOS Ports team. Not all features work yet but it shows the potential that Open webOS offers.
It is likely that we will see a variety of ports over the upcoming months but it remains to be seen if a manufacturer will release devices powered by Open webOS.
Read more: Open webOS and webOS Ports [via YouTube]