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webOS Open Source Edition 2.1 Released For Continuing The Palm/HP/LG Linux Distro

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Released at the end of October to little fanfare was webOS Open Source Edition 2.0, the open-source Linux OS currently in development by LG for use on their Smart TVs and other digital products. With webOS Open Source Edition 2.0, they began setting their sights on automobiles and other potential use-cases. That was then extended by this week's release of webOS OSE 2.1.

WebOS Open Source Edition is the open-source spin of this Linux OS that has been controlled by LG Electronics now for the past number of years. This is the operating system formerly developed at Palm a decade ago already before being acquired by HP. The initial webOS Open-Source Edition came last year while this second installment arrived at the end of October.

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  • webOS Open Source Edition adds support for Raspberry Pi 4, dual displays, and more

    Android and iOS may currently dominate the smartphone operating system space, but a one-time rival is still alive and kicking. It’s just not designed to run on phones anymore.

    Last year LG released webOS Open Source Edition in an effort to bring the software to new platforms. And a series of recent updates have added support for new hardware and laid the groundwork for webOS OSE to be used in automotive systems as well as other types of products,

webOS Open Source Edition 2.0 keeps Palm’s spirit alive in cars

  • webOS Open Source Edition 2.0 keeps Palm’s spirit alive in cars and IoT

    Palm’s name may have recently been revived in a small way, quite literally, with a tiny companion Android phone. Ever since it got bought then sold by HP, however, Palm has been nothing more than a historical footnote in the consumer tech market. That’s not to say its legacy doesn’t live on today and at least one effort is trying to keep it on life support thanks to version 2.0 of the webOS Open Source Edition.

    webOS was born in a time when Android and iOS didn’t yet have a duopoly on the mobile market. As the name that has become synonymous with PDAs, Palm tried to reinvent and make itself more relevant with the Linux-based webOS and its card-centric interface for phones. It failed and was later acquired by HP who tried to do the same for tablets. That too failed and webOS was sold off to LG to use for its smart TVs before unleashing an Open Source Edition last year.

    That webOS OSE, as it is called, reached a version 2.0 milestone last month, proving that the project was still alive. Just last week, version 2.1 was also released, proving it was more than just alive, it was also well and kicking. Better yet, at least for fans, it was growing beyond its smart TV confines and into smart homes and smart cars.

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