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Firefox OS

Firefox OS (project name: Boot to Gecko, also known as B2G) is a discontinued open-source operating system made for smartphones, tablet computers, smart TVs, 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.

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Default user interface
Graphical
Developer
Mozilla Corporation
Final preview
2.5.0
Final release
2.2.0 / April 29, 2015; 11 years ago (2015-04-29)
Initial release
February 21, 2013; 13 years ago (2013-02-21)
Kernel type
Linux kernel

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Firefox OS

Nodes135
Edges134
Triples191
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014815
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Firefox OS

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related to Demonstrations · 27
Firefox OS → Adobe, Android, APIs, ARM, At Mobile World Congress, Desktop, Deutsche Telekom’s Innovation Labs, Emulator, Galaxy Nexus, HTML5, II, Imagination Technologies, In August, March, MIPS, Mozilla, Nexus, Nokia, OS, Otoro
related to Comparison with Android · 25
Firefox OS → Alcatel One Touch Fire, Android, Android Studio, Android's, Apps, As, Cortex A5, CSS, December, Despite, Firefox, Gecko, Germany, HTML5, HVGA, In, Java, JavaScript, Linux, Mozilla
related to history · 19
Firefox OS → Acadine Technologies, Android-compatible, Around, August, Boot, By December, February, Firefox, Gecko, H5OS, In July, In September, Li Gong, May, Mozilla, Mozilla Corporation, Mozilla's, On December, Strategy Analysts
related to B2G OS · 12
Firefox OS → APIs, B2G OS, Boot, Gecko, HTML5, Indian, It, Its, January, JavaScript, KaiOS, OS
related to Capyloon · 10
Firefox OS → Android, Builds, Capyloon, GSI, IPFS, Librem, Linux, PinePhone, PinePhone Pro, Pixel
related to Forks · 10
Firefox OS → Acadine Technologies, Amazon's, Fire OS, H5OS, Li Gong, Mozilla Corporation, My Home Screen, Panasonic, Smart TVs, The
related to Gaia · 10
Firefox OS → APIs, Because, CSS, Gaia, Gecko, HTML, It, JavaScript, Open Web APIs, OSes
related to Reception · 10
Firefox OS → At, Chris Ziegler, In, Janne Lindqvist, Mobile World Congress, Mozilla, Mozilla's CEO Gary Kovacs, Rutgers University WINLAB, The Verge, Web-based
related to Digital rights management · 9
Firefox OS → Boing Boing, DRM, Firefox, Gal, Implementation, In, In August, Matchstick, Matchstick TV
related to Officially and unofficially supported devices · 6
Firefox OS → Android, Mozilla, OS, The, There, While

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firefox os mozilla gecko android web operating mobile announced devices open b2g would system smartphones linux also javascript html5 apps

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Firefox OSDefault user interfaceGraphical1.00infobox
Firefox OSDeveloperMozilla Corporation1.00infobox
Firefox OSFinal preview2.5.01.00infobox
Firefox OSFinal release2.2.0 / April 29, 2015; 11 years ago (2015-04-29)1.00infobox
Firefox OSInitial releaseFebruary 21, 2013; 13 years ago (2013-02-21)1.00infobox
Firefox OSKernel typeLinux kernel1.00infobox
Firefox OSLicenseMPL 2.0 and GPLv2 (Linux kernel)1.00infobox
Firefox OSMarketing targetSmartphones Tablet computers1.00infobox
Firefox OSOfficial websitemozilla.org/firefox/os1.00infobox
Firefox OSOS familyLinux (Unix-like)1.00infobox
Firefox OSRepositorygithub.com/mozilla-b2g/B2G1.00infobox
Firefox OSSource modelOpen source1.00infobox
Firefox OSSupported platformsARM, x86, MIPS1.00infobox
Firefox OSWorking stateDiscontinued; forked to form KaiOS1.00infobox
Firefox OSWritten inHTML5, CSS, JavaScript, C++1.00infobox

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