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The Boot to Gecko (B2G) project was started [1] in 2011 to build a complete, standalone operating system for the open web. B2G is a community maintained open source project based on the Linux kernel and Gecko rendering engine and has been used as the basis of commercial Firefox OS smartphone and smart TV products. | The Boot to Gecko (B2G) project was started [1] in 2011 to build a complete, standalone operating system for the open web. B2G is a community maintained open source project based on the Linux kernel and Gecko rendering engine and has been used as the basis of commercial Firefox OS smartphone and smart TV products. | ||
In December 2015 the Mozilla Corporation announced [2] it was shifting its focus away from smartphones to other types of connected devices [3]. Since then a transition project [4] has been underway to modernize B2G and create a leaner platform on which to build smart TVs and other potential connected devices products in the future. As part of this transition, Mozilla's community of volunteers is taking ownership over the smartphone-specific parts of B2G so that Mozilla employees can focus their efforts elsewhere. | In December 2015 the Mozilla Corporation announced [2] it was shifting its focus away from smartphones to other types of connected devices [3]. Since then a transition project [4] has been underway to modernize B2G and create a leaner platform on which to build smart TVs and other potential connected devices products in the future. As part of this transition, Mozilla's community of volunteers is taking ownership over the '''smartphone-specific parts of B2G''' so that Mozilla employees can focus their efforts elsewhere. | ||
The transition project aims to replace Mozilla's legacy app runtime with new standards-based web apps and move the core B2G system closer to the architecture of the Firefox web browser. This will reduce complexity and maintenance costs and create a platform for the future based on emerging web standards. | The transition project aims to replace Mozilla's legacy app runtime with new standards-based web apps and move the core B2G system closer to the architecture of the Firefox web browser. This will reduce complexity and maintenance costs and create a platform for the future based on emerging web standards. | ||