2. Areas for Discussion
LiMo goals, vision and mission
Industry engagement and market adoption
LiMo Platform overview
LiMo market positioning
Membership options & benefits
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3. Introduction to LiMo Foundation
Founded at the beginning of 2007 by Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo,
Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung, and Vodafone
Consortium of mobile industry leaders working together to deliver an
open Linux-based software platform for handsets
LiMo is NOT a standards body – LiMo is directly connected to the
real business of delivering next generation handsets, applications
and services
Middleware OS only – avoiding conflict with operators, handset
vendors and content providers by not providing the UI or content
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4. Mission
Delivery of a Linux-based software platform for mobile
devices through a balanced and transparent contribution
process that enables a rich ecosystem of differentiated
products, applications, and services from device
manufacturers, operators, ISVs and integrators.
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5. Industry Formula for Success
Open and
Inclusive
Governance
Industry
Formula
Broad Industry Competitive
Handset
Backing Platform
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6. LiMo’s Strategic Roadmap
• Open, inclusive and published governance
Open Governance • Shared leadership and shared decision making
• Safe and empowering IP ecosystem
• Beyond specifications / unproven software – proven
Competitive technology based upon a published roadmap
• Fixes and modifications within the platform shared in
Platform order to avoid fragmentation, commercial innovations
on top of the platform may be retained
• Strong and balanced Board with all parts of the mobile
value system represented
Strong Industry • Broad industry backing based upon committed
Backing engagement
• Capacity to rapidly deliver real handsets to consumers
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7. Free From Business Model Conflicts
Content As selected by the mobile consumer
As selected by the mobile consumer
Applications
As selected by the handset maker /
operator
UI
LiMo Platform TM
Middleware OS – limited scope for
OS competitive differentiation but high strategic
importance due to potential to be used as a
control point within a wider business
agenda and very high switching costs
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8. Safe and empowering IP ecosystem
Foundation APIs
Middleware OS
Common Code Non-Common Code
Covers the entire generic area of the platform Covers non-generic /
Licensed under FPL – community based license segment specific areas of
Patent and copyright royalty free the platform
Places all licensees within an IP Safe Harbour – May be licensed under
can review the platform and develop for it without OSL, FPL or a proprietary
risk of patent action from other licensees license on RAND terms
Foundation APIs
Kernel
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9. Global Leadership & Innovation
Board Members (Founder Level):
Board Members (Core Level):
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11. Organization of the Foundation
Board of Directors (15 seats)
– Approx. 4 meetings per year
– 1 year term, elected on a yearly basis
– Key decision making body
Executive Council (EC) (15 seats)
– Corresponds to Board representation
– Responsible for operational and strategic issues
– Manages AC, RC, and Program Office
Architecture Council (AC) (17 seats)
– Primary technical decision making body
– Manages Working Groups (WG)
Requirements Council (RC) (17 seats)
– Captures service requirements
Foundation Office
– Managed by Executive Director
Working Groups (WG)
– Implement architecture modules
– Consist of Core and Associate members
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12. Rapid growth & widespread engagement
Aug 07: 12 new Feb 08: <33% membership surge,
participants, including Board participants Orange and
including Core ACCESS, and several Associate members
Board members including leading chipset vendors and
Aplix, Azingo, LG, Jan 08: 5 new integrators.
Jan 07: LiMo McAfee, Wind members –
launched by 6 River Acrodea, ETRI, 32 total members.
Founding members: Huawei, Purple
Motorola, NEC, NTT Labs, TrollTech
DoCoMo Panasonic,
Samsung, Vodafone
2007 2008 2009
Feb / March 08:
Nov 07:
• R1 APIs released to public; SDK
Requirements
strategy announced
Council formed to
scope R2 Platform 2H 08: Scheduled
Jun 07: R1 • 18 LiMo Handsets from 7 LiMo release for Native
development members announced and demonstrated Webkit 2.0 and
begins Dec 07: Common at Mobile World Congress Java SDKs
Integration
Environment • R1 Platform complete
announced
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13. R1 Platform Scope
Application Layer
Application Phone PIM
Browser MMS/SMS CANERA SIM toolkit
Manager Applications Utilities
Data Multimedia Other
Setting Contacts Java App Email & IM
Applications Applications Applications
Application Manager & UI API Application Engine API
Common code
Application/UI framework & Application Engine Layer
Application Application Internet Messaging Database Future In Scope/
Manager UI Framework Framework Services Expansion Founder
Framework Framework Contribution
Terminal Service API
Middleware Layer Out of
Scope
System Telephony Networking Security Multimedia Database
Services* Framework Framework Framework Framework Engine
Dev Mgmt Location Accessory Data Sync Logging DRM
Java VM
Framework Framework Framework Framework Framework Framework+
Kernel Layer
Modem
Linux Kernel* Device Drivers
Interface
* Minimum version will be specified for kernel (2.6.x) and libraries (2.4.x), no code contribution will be made
+ ASC/WG recommends to take this component out of scope for R1, but to continue research for R2
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14. First LiMo Handsets
MOTO U9, MOTO Z6w, MOTOROKR Z6, RAZR2 V8, RAZR2
Motorola
V8 Luxury Edition and MOTOROKR E8
LG Electronics LG LiMo Phone (Prototype)
NEC N905iu, N705i, FOMA N905i and FOMA N705iu from NEC
Panasonic P905i, P905iTV, P705i and P705iμ
Samsung SGH‐i800
Azingo/Broadcom Reference 3G Handset Design (“Martini”)
Aplix Opal (Reference Design)
Purple Labs Purple Magic (Reference Design)
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17. Purple Labs Reference Design
Groundbreaking sub
$100 3G reference
design based upon
LiMo Platform
Purple Magic
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18. Azingo / Broadcom 3G Reference
Design
Demonstrates the potential for
cross-platformization enabled
by Open Source: Series 60
application widgets
deployed onto
Azingo Mobile™ based
on LiMo Platform™
Demonstration at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona. Feb 2008
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19. Preliminary R2 Platform Scope
Reference Applications
Application Phone Browser SIM PIM CAMERA
Manager Applications Toolkit App Utilities
Other
Applications
Setting Contacts Java App Email&IM Data Multimedia
Applications Applications
R1
Contribution
Application Manager & UI API Application Engine API
Application/UI framework & Application engine Layer
App. UI R2
Framework Contribution
Messaging
Application Internet Framework Database IMS Video
Manager Direct Touch Telephony
Framework FB Widgets Framework Services Framework Framework
Available
GTK SMS MMS For Contribution
Terminal Service API
Middleware Layer
Device Location Data Sync Logging DRM Java
Mgmt Framework Accessory Framework Framework Framework Framework
Framework (GPS based) Framework
ODBC Multimedia
Security Framework Framework
Telephony GST codec
Platform Framework Networking Database Plug-ins OpenMAX
Services Framework Content Browser IL
SIM Screening security Engine codecs
Toolkit Codecs
Kernel Layer
Linux Kernel Device Drivers Modem
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Interface
Note: This is non-binding disclosure of intention for contribution 20
20. Putting it All Together
Common Integration Foundation’s
Environment (CIE) Integration Team (FIT) R2 Development
R1 Development New code is organized with R1
Code is checked into the LiMo SMR Organize the software, add reference Create the first Integrated R1 System
modules, common development tools from contributions with reference code, tested with CIE tools,
modules, Use-Case Testing Integrated to R1 platform
LiMo
Members
CIE
CIE
R1
R2
CIE: Reference Modules R1 R1 Integrated Executable Image
SMR: Sensitive Materials Repository Reference Kernel, open source libraries
CIE: Development Tools
R1 Software Contributions R2 Software Contributions
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21. Engaging & Empowering Developers
Through release of LiMo Platform APIs to general public, plus
availability of SDKs, application developers will be able to create
innovative, value-added applications and services for LiMo devices.
APIs will provide programmatic access to the middleware functionality
of the LiMo Platform
LiMo will release comprehensive SDKs for Java, Webkit and Native
platforms – LiMo members will develop the SDKs
Will provide common Eclipse-based tooling environments for supporting
widespread development of software applications for LiMo handsets
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22. Comparison of industry OS solutions
Proprietary Options: LiMo
MS Windows Mobile Foundation:
Market proven technology
S60 / Symbian LiMo Platform
Open Handset
Alliance:
Android Standards Efforts
(LiPS, etc.):
(will not release OS)
Shared leadership and decision making
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23. Membership Options & Benefits
Benefit Description Founder Core Associate
• Open to any interested organization No Yes Yes
• Eligible for election to the Board of -- Yes No
Directors
• Eligible to participate in all Foundation Yes Yes No
Councils (per Bylaws)
• Eligible for election to lead any one Yes Yes No
Foundation Council
• Eligible to participate in Requirements Yes Yes Yes
Council
• Eligible to participate and/or lead a Working Group Yes Yes Yes
• Right to commercially distribute Yes Yes No
Foundation code
• Right to access and modify Foundation Yes Yes Yes
code
• Eligible to vote in accordance to Bylaws Yes Yes Yes
• Can send up to three participants to Annual Yes Yes Yes
Member At-Large Meeting
Annual Membership Fees: -- $400k $40k
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24. Summary
The combination of LiMo’s governance model, shared decision‐making and
commercial focus sets it apart from other industry initiatives
Since its inception, LiMo has made strong progress on top objectives:
• Expansion of membership ‐‐ both in breadth (number) and depth (contributions)
• Development of the LiMo platform and technical roadmap
• Commitment for commercial distribution of LiMo devices
LiMo presents a unique opportunity to influence, shape and distribute a
collaboratively‐built and supported mobile operating system
LiMo is powering the new mobile experiences of today and tomorrow
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