WebOS eyeOS 1.0 Dahlia release

The ideology of Software as a service (SaaS) continues to evolve: June 4, 2007 introduced a new version of the web-based operating system eyeOS 1.0 . Nice interface, software suite, 120 518 users (growth from 53 500 in August 2006), Open Source. As you know, the essence of WebOS - the virtual desktop in your browser - allows you to access information from anywhere that has Internet access. In this case, in addition to the opportunity to work at home and in the office, you also get the opportunity to create applications yourself. The convenience of programming tools is at the same time.

To date, there are already more than a dozen such projects, analysts are in full swing comparing the best web operating systems(review published in December 2006). The conclusion is: “the area is quite promising, but still young and suffering from many childhood diseases. We would say that YouOS , Goowy and DesktopTwo are names that should be monitored now and in the near future, while others may well become promising products. ”
The release of eyeOS 1.0 Dahlia took place after the formation of this conclusion - since the first appearance in August 2006, the system has been completely rewritten, the interface has been changed. At the same time, eyeOS is still an open source project with a GPL license.
One of the creators, Eduardo Perez Orue, says that "the importance of eyeOS 1.0 is not in the beauty of the interface or set of applications, but in the core of the system." “We built eyeOS 1.0 as a normal operating system, with its own microkernel, which loads services (such as a virtual file system, security system, graphics and interface display) and libraries (such as support for XML, ZIP, TAR, widgets for creating applications) ".
Eduardo: “We have created a complete set of tools for developing Internet applications”, calling it “a new way to develop Internet applications” - that is, a wide range of web applications based on Ajax technologies with “great control of the security subsystem and eyeOS core management”. In fact, everything in the system is done using the eyeOS toolkit. Developers can only connect the application "widgets" together and create functions for them - "eyeOS will take care of the rest."
Projects like this undoubtedly have a great future. Today, everyone can participate in the approach of this future by joining the community and writing eyeOS software.
The operating system interface looks more than worthy, while working, you forget that you are in the browser. Now to learn how to use all this beauty to good use - the question of whether it is possible remains open. Does anyone use similar tools in their work, is there any sense in this?

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The topic based on the information the following sources: www.readwriteweb.com/archives/eyeos_10_launches.php
www.digg.com
www.eyeos.info
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_operating_system
franticindustries.com/blog/2006/12/21/big-webos-roundup-10-online-operating-systems-reviewed