This article is about the operating system by Mozilla. For other uses, see Firefox (disambiguation).
Linux distribution
Firefox OS
Firefox OS 2.1 nightly build lock screen (Italian)
Developer
Mozilla Corporation
Written in
HTML5, CSS, JavaScript,[1] C++
OS family
Linux (Unix-like)
Working state
Discontinued; forked to form KaiOS
Source model
Open source[2]
Initial release
February 21, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-02-21)
Final release
2.2.0 / April 29, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-04-29)
Final preview
2.5.0
Repository
github.com/mozilla-b2g/B2G
Marketing target
Smartphones Tablet computers
Platforms
ARM, x86, MIPS
Kernel type
Linux kernel
Default user interface
Graphical
License
Free software (MPL 2.0[2][3])
Official website
mozilla.org/firefox/os
Firefox OS[4] (project name: Boot to Gecko, also known as B2G)[5] is a discontinued open-source operating system – made for smartphones,[6] tablet computers,[7] smart TVs,[8] and dongles designed by Mozilla and external contributors. It is based on the rendering engine of the Firefox web browser, Gecko, and on the Linux kernel. It was first commercially released in 2014.
Firefox OS was designed to provide a complete,[9] community-based alternative operating system, for running web applications directly or those installed from an application marketplace. The applications use open standards and approaches such as JavaScript and HTML5, a robust privilege model, and open web APIs that can communicate directly with hardware, e.g. cellphone hardware.[5] As such, Mozilla with Firefox OS competed with commercially developed operating systems such as Apple's iOS, Google's Android, Microsoft's Windows Phone,[9] BlackBerry's BlackBerry 10, Samsung's/Linux Foundation's Tizen, and Jolla's Sailfish OS. In December 2015, Mozilla announced it would stop development of new Firefox OS smartphones[10] and, in September 2016, announced the end of development.[11] Successors to Firefox OS include the discontinued B2G OS[12] and Acadine Technologies' H5OS as well as KaiOS Technologies' KaiOS and Panasonic's My Home Screen.[13][14]
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^Hoffman, Chris (September 28, 2016). "Mozilla is stopping all commercial development on Firefox OS". PCWorld. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
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