HP: webOS to be fully open-sourced by September

I have iPad, Android, webOS and PlayBook - each one is distinct in the features (visible, and internal). There is plenty to learn (for me at least).

What I'm doing right now is a small sdk/lib (native) to support them all.

And nothing better than webOS going open source. Even if it's in September (at least I'll not get distracted, as I have game to ship by that time).

It's good that they're releasing this stuff, rather than just letting it rot. But Enyo is the really interesting technology; the underlying OS is probably too flawed to be of much use.

Either way, I don't see anything significant happening with this stuff unless Google starts to rein in Samsung and LG to the point that they're no longer able to use Android to do the carriers' bidding and need to find another platform.

And that scenario is very unlikely, but now that Google controls Motorola, Microsoft controls Nokia, and Apple continues to demonstrate that there's a large market for devices that put the consumer ahead of the carrier, who knows? There may be hope.

I'm a big webOS fan, but that's too late unless they are also going to be releasing significant new versions in the interim.

Cool news.

No shortage of haters dumping on it when it was closed, now not a peep. Is it just me?

Sadly webOS might not see adoption, or it could be come the next Android now that it is.

It's certainly one of the most polished mobile OS'. It's also ahead of the curve in that you make apps for it via javascript/html.

  I hope to grab a Touchpad one day soon and see how it is.

What do you think?

too little, too late