eyeOS
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| Latest release | 1.8.5 (04.01.2009) |
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| Type | Web application |
| License | AGPL |
| Website | Official eyeOS Website |
eyeOS is an open source web desktop following the Cloud computing concept, written in mainly PHP, XML, and JavaScript. It acts as a platform for web applications written using the eyeOS Toolkit. It includes a Desktop environment with 67 applications and system utilities.[1] It is accessible by portable devices via its mobile front end.[2]
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[edit] History
The first publicly available eyeOS version was released on August 1, 2005 as eyeOS 0.6.0. At the time, it greatly participated in creating the definition of a web operating system and acted as a concept. Quickly, a worldwide community of developers took part in the project and helped improve it by translating, testing and developing it.
After two years of development, the eyeOS Team published eyeOS 1.0[3] (on June 4, 2007). Compared with previous versions, eyeOS 1.0 introduced a complete reorganization of the code and some new web technologies, like eyeSoft, a portage-based web software installation system. Moreover, eyeOS also included the eyeOS Toolkit, a set of libraries allowing easy and fast development of new web Applications.[4]
With the release of eyeOS 1.1 on July 2, 2007, eyeOS changed its license and migrated from GNU GPL Version 2 to Version 3.
Version 1.2 was released just a few months after the 1.1 version and integrated full compatibility with Microsoft Word files.
eyeOS 1.5 Gala was released on January 15, 2008. This version is the first to support both Microsoft Office and OpenOffice.org file formats for documents, presentations and spreadsheets. It also has the ability to import and export documents in both formats using server side scripting.[5]
eyeOS 1.6 was released April 25, 2008 and included many improvements such as synchronization with local computers, drag and drop, a mobile version and more. [6]
eyeOS 1.8 Lars was released January 7, 2009 and featured a completely rewritten file manager and a new sound API to develop media rich applications. Later, on April 1, 2009 1.8.5 was released with a new default theme and some rewritten apps such as the Word Processor or the Address Book.
[edit] Structure and API
For developers, eyeOS provides the eyeOS Toolkit, a set of libraries and functions to develop applications for eyeOS. Using the integrated Portage-based eyeSoft system, one can create their own repository for eyeOS and distribute applications through it.[7]
Each core part of the desktop is its own application, using javascript to send server commands as the user interacts. As actions are performed using ajax (such as launching an application), it sends event information to the server. The server then sends back tasks for the client to do in XML format, such as drawing a widget. [8]
On the server, eyeOS uses XML files to store information. This makes it simple for a user to set up on the server, as it requires zero configuration other than the account information for the first user, making it simple to deploy. To avoid bottlenecks that flat files present, each user's information and settings are stored in different files, preventing resource starvation from occurring.
[edit] Awards
- 2007 - Received the Softpedia's Pick award.[9]
- 2007 - Finalist at the SourceForge's Community Choice Awards '07 at the "Best Project" category. The winner for that category was 7-Zip.[10]
- 2007 - Won the Yahoo! Spain Web Revelation award in the Technology category.[11][12]
- 2008 - Finalist for the Webware 100 awards by CNET, under the "Browsing" category.[13]
- 2008 - Finalist at the SourceForge's Community Choice Awards '08 at the "Most Likely to Change the World" category. The winner for that category was Linux.[14]
[edit] Community
eyeOS community is formed with the eyeOS Forums [15], which arrived at 10.000 members at April 4th, 2008, the eyeOS Wiki[16] and the eyeOS Application Communities, available at eyeOS-Apps website hosted and provided by OpenDesktop.org[17] as well as Softpedia [18].
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ eyeOS default applications from project's official SVN server
- ^ Blueprint: “Mobile Access”
- ^ Softpedia talks about eyeOS 1.0 release
- ^ eyeOS 1.0 launches - ReadWriteWeb
- ^ eyeOS 1.5 Released | eyeOS Professional Services available
- ^ What's coming in eyeOS 1.6 - eyeOS Blog
- ^ eyeOS - a Genuine Web OS by Linux.com
- ^ eyeOS Developers Community
- ^ eyeOS : Review by SoftPedia
- ^ SourceForge.net: 2007 Community Choice Awards
- ^ Yahoo! Web Revelation award of Technology
- ^ Yahoo! Web Releaton award of Technology in El Pais newspaper
- ^ Webware 100 website
- ^ [1]
- ^ eyeOS Forums
- ^ eyeOS Wiki
- ^ OpenDesktop.org announces the eyeos-apps community
- ^ Softpedia eyeOS Applications Category
