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What's missing from Open webOS 1.0: Nothing that can't be fixed

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What's missing from Open webOS 1.0: Nothing that can't be fixed

So Open webOS 1.0 is finally upon us. It's a complete operating system, in the sense that you can boot it and use it, but it's missing some things and could stand to be improved in some ways. HP's aware of that, and they've got a plan to tackle some of it, but other items will have to be done by third parties.

First up, here's what's on the Open webOS roadmap for "the coming months" (sigh). HP plans to implement Qt 5 and WebKit2, bringing the latest HTML5, CSS3, and other web technology support to Open webOS. Qt 5 saw its first beta release late last month, so it might be a little while before its fully integrated into Open webOS, though once it is we hope we'll see some of the benefits purportedly available thanks to Qt 5, including better use of GPU resources for smoother hardware-accelerated graphics (something that's been a long time coming for webOS users). On that same sort of note, there's still optimization to be done with SysMgr, with an improved rendering architecture planned for a future update to Open webOS.

Faster and smoother isn't the only thing planned for Open webOS 1.x. HP's roadmap of unspecified timeframe also includes "open sourced media and audio components", the open source BlueZ Bluetooth stack, and the implementation of ConnMan network management. So if you were fearing that HP's plans for Open webOS were to complete the long-public roadmap, release it to open source, and walk away with their hands metaphorically clean; fear not. They've at least got some improvements for Open webOS in mind, though the 'what comes next' is still an open question.

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