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=='''Project Description'''== | =='''Project Description'''== | ||
The | The purpose of this project is to reduce the maintenance cost of the Firefox OS for smartphone code and get it into a state where the volunteer contributor community can successfully take the lead and ownership for the future direction of the b2g for smartphone code. | ||
Specific goals include: | |||
* Modernize the B2G platform (replace legacy mozApps-only APIs with new web standards) | |||
* Move towards an architecture closer to that of the Firefox browser (just chrome and web content) | |||
* Transition smartphone modules to new owners and peers in the community | |||
A team led by Gregor Wagner and Fabrice Desré conducted the analysis necessary to determine what changes should be made and the level of effort those changes would take to move us closer to being able to run on generic gecko to reduce the maintenance cost. | A team led by Gregor Wagner and Fabrice Desré conducted the analysis necessary to determine what changes should be made and the level of effort those changes would take to move us closer to being able to run on generic gecko to reduce the maintenance cost. | ||