Another day, another major blow to the webOS cimmunity. The Open webOS project announced today in its blog that the fledgling OS won't support any of the existing hardware -- like HP's Pre 3 and TouchPad. While not completely surprising, this is disappointing for those who were hoping to wring a little more life out of their current webOS devices. Open webOS is targeting SoCs that support the Linux 3.3+ kernel and components with open source drivers. The blog post blames the existing hardware's "many proprietary components, including graphics, networking and lack of drivers for a modern kernel". Despite having access to these proprietary drivers, it appears HP isn't willing to make them available to the Open webOS project -- proof that sometimes you can have your cake, as long as you forego eating it.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablet PCs, Software
No Open WebOS support for existing WebOS devices, no soup for you originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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