The (partial) open nature of existing mobile platform does not mean freedom for users. What's really needed is a mobile platform which belongs to everyone. Mozilla's vision: "the Web is the (mobile platform)". We'll describe Mozilla's strategy to make this happen, with Firefox OS, html5 and WebAPIs, so that everyone, including the 2 billion people that will come online in the next 5 years, can benefit from the opportunities brought by the Open Web.

1. Tristan Nitot - @nitot
#EventoLinux, Lisbon, 2013
Creating a Free and
Open-Source mobile
computing platform for all
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2. a global community of people
who believe that
openness, innovation, and
opportunity are key to the continued
health of the Internet.
Mozilla is
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3. We’re known for the Firefox Web browser
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4. • The Internet is a global public resource that must remain
open and accessible.
• Individuals must have the ability to shape their own
experiences on the Internet.
• The effectiveness of the Internet as a public resource depends
upon interoperability (protocols, data formats, content),
innovation and decentralized participation worldwide.
• Free and open source software promotes the development
of the Internet as a public resource.
Mozilla Manifesto(excerpts)
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5. Two things to keep in mind:
1 - We’re a
not-for-profit
organization
2 - What we do,
we do it for the Web
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6. The future is mobile
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7. Google Apple ???
MarketPlace Google Play AppStore
Operating
System
Android iOS
Hardware Motorola
& co
iPhone
Market
position
#1 #2 #3
Who’s going to be #3?
Blackberry? Microsoft?Tizen? Ubuntu?
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8. Does the (partial) Open-Source
nature of the software give freedom
to users?
No.
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9. Mozilla’s vision:
«The Web is the
(mobile) Platform»
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10. Firefox for Android
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11. Hardware access
https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI
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12. Firefox OS
A complete, standalone
operating system for the
open Web, built entirely
using HTML5 & standard
Web APIs
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13. Firefox Marketplace
https://marketplace.firefox.com/
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14. Firefox OS: How an Open Web Phone
connects HTML5 to hardware
Hardware
Drivers
Linux Kernel
Gecko
(Mozilla’s Web Rendering Engine)
HTML5,
JavaScript & CSS
Certified
apps
Privileged
apps
Hosted
apps
{ System
Marketplace
Web
Security
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15. Chipset : Qualcomm
6 Hardware manufacturers: ZTE,TCL (Alcatel OneTouch), LG,
Huawei, Sony, Foxconn
18 Carriers :America Movil, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat,
HutchisonThree Group, KDDI, KT, Megafon, QTel, SingTel, Smart,
Sprint,Telecom Italia, Telefonica,Telenor, Telstra,TMN, &VimpelCom
Worldwide partnerships
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16. • 2 billion people will get on-
line in the next 5 years
• They’re mostly feature-
phone users for now
• Firefox OS runs on
inexpensive hardware
• Will expand to more high-
end hardware in the future
For which customers?
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17. Contribute to Mozilla:
• http://www.mozilla.org/contribute
Get hired by Mozilla:
• http://careers.mozilla.org/
Build Mobile Web Apps:
• https://marketplace.firefox.com/
3 things you can do now:
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18. Questions & Answers
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