This document discusses Firefox OS, a web-based operating system developed by Mozilla. It begins by introducing the speaker, Veck Hsiao, a postgraduate student at NCCU studying system programming and programming languages who contributes to Firefox OS. The document then discusses key topics like how Firefox OS uses web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to function as an operating system. It outlines the architecture of Firefox OS including components like Gaia, Gecko, and Gonk. It explains reasons for using Firefox OS like being open source, cross-platform, and allowing for low-cost devices. It provides information on how to test and contribute to Firefox OS through Mozilla's Bugzilla and guidelines. It ends by sharing contact information

1. Web to App：作業系統革命
Firefox OS
Veck Hsiao @ CCU
2014/12/13

2. Who am I
Postgraduate Student @ NCCU CS

3. Who am I
Postgraduate Student @ NCCU CS
Firefox OS Contributor

4. Who am I
Postgraduate Student @ NCCU CS
Firefox OS Contributor
Major: System Program, Programming
Language

5. Who am I
Postgraduate Student @ NCCU CS
Firefox OS Contributor
Major: System Program, Programming
Language
Latest Work: SoC, Open Source, Digital Art

6. Topic
Web Operating System

7. Topic
Web Operating System
Web Technology

8. Topic
Web Operating System
Web Technology
Firefox OS

9. Web Operating System
Operating System？

10. Web Operating System
Operating System？YES

11. Web Operating System
Operating System？YES
+
Web？

12. Web Operating System
Operating System？YES
+
Web？YES

13. Web Operating System
OS is Browser

14. Web Operating System
Application is Web Page

15. Web Operating System
Google - Chrome OS

16. Web Operating System
Mozilla - Firefox OS (B2G)

17. Web Technology
HTML

18. Web Technology
HTML
CSS

19. Web Technology
HTML
CSS
JavaScript

20. Web Technology
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
C/C++

21. Firefox OS
Browser to OS

22. Firefox OS
Browser to OS
Browser is Interpreter

23. Firefox OS
Browser to OS
Browser is Interpreter
Webpage is Application

24. Firefox OS
•A. K. A. : Boot to Gecko (short, B2G)

25. Firefox OS
•A. K. A. : Boot to Gecko (short, B2G)
 Gaia – UI & Application Layer
 HTML
 CSS
 JavaScript

26. Firefox OS
•A. K. A. : Boot to Gecko (short, B2G)
 Gaia – UI & Application Layer
 Gocko – Kernel of Firefox Browser
 C/C++、Python、Ruby

27. Firefox OS
•A. K. A. : Boot to Gecko (short, B2G)
 Gaia – UI & Application Layer
 Gocko – Kernel of Firefox Browser
 Gonk – Operating System Kernel

28. Firefox OS
•A. K. A. : Boot to Gecko (short, B2G)
•Available : https://github.com/mozilla-
b2g/B2G
•Official Website:
http://mozilla.com.tw/firefox/os/

29. Why Firefox OS
• Mobility is the future

30. Why Firefox OS
• Mobility is the future
• Cross platform: Write one, use every where

31. Why Firefox OS
• Mobility is the future
• Cross platform: Write one, use every where
• Open Source

32. Why Firefox OS
• Mobility is the future
• Cross platform: Write one, use every where
• Open Source
• Standard HTML, CSS, JavaScript

33. Why Firefox OS
• Mobility is the future
• Cross platform: Write one, use every where
• Open Source
• Standard HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Low-cost device

34. User Interface

35. User Interface

36. Device

37. How To Contribute
•Prerequisition – OS platform
 Linux is the best
 Mac is fine
 Windows .... hmmmm

38. How To Contribute
•Prerequisition – Version Control Software
 Git
 GitHub account

39. How To Contribute
•Prerequisition – Contributor Hub
 Bugzilla – https://bugzil.la

40. How To Contribute

41. How To Contribute
•Prerequisition – other tools
 automake
 node.js
 npm
python

42. How To Contribute
• Contribution choice:
 Gaia HTML、CSS、JavaScript、Web
Design
 Gecko C/C++, Python, System Program
Knowledge
 Gonk C/C++、Operating System,
Computer Architecture

43. How To Contribute
1. Choose a bug on Bugzilla
2. Get Source code from GitHub
3. Developing and discuss with developer on
Bugzilla
4. Commit your final development and wait
for code review and merge

44. How To Test
• Use emulator with browser: Firefox Nightly
• Use real device: phone or tablet (better
choice)

45. TCP
• Firefox OS Tablet Contribution Program
• https://wiki.mozilla.org/FirefoxOS/TCP
• You’ll receive a totally free tablet(made by
foxconn) if your request is permitted.

46. Useful Guide
• Introduction:
http://mozilla.com.tw/firefox/os/
• Developer MDN: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-
US/Firefox_OS
• Firefox OS Book: http://firefoxosbooks.org/

47. Contact Info
• Email: fbukevin@gmail.com
• GitHub: https://github.com/fbukevin
• Blog: http://veck.logdown.com/