LiMo Platform
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The LiMo Platform is a Linux
-based software platform
for mobile phone
s and other handheld devices.
LiMo is developed by the LiMo Foundation
(founded by a group of cellular handset makers and network operators) for handheld devices, and it uses Linux
as its operating system. It has a modular plug-in architecture, and supports DRM
. LiMo application developers will be able to use SDKs to write managed code
running in a Java virtual machine
, browser apps
for WebKit
, and native code.
This platform is not yet released, but it only uses open source components and is built on top of them.
Orange and Access
have licensed LiMo to develop cellular telephone handsets.
Linux kernel
The Linux kernel is an operating system kernel used by the Linux family of Unix-like operating systems. It is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software....
-based software platform
Platform (computing)
A computing platform includes some sort of hardware architecture and a software framework , where the combination allows software, particularly application software, to run...
for mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
s and other handheld devices.
LiMo is developed by the LiMo Foundation
LiMo Foundation
The LiMo Foundation is an non-profit technology consortium organization dedicated to creating the first truly open, hardware-independent, Linux-based mobile operating system for smartphone mobile devices...
(founded by a group of cellular handset makers and network operators) for handheld devices, and it uses Linux
Linux kernel
The Linux kernel is an operating system kernel used by the Linux family of Unix-like operating systems. It is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software....
as its operating system. It has a modular plug-in architecture, and supports DRM
Digital rights management
Digital rights management is a class of access control technologies that are used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders and individuals with the intent to limit the use of digital content and devices after sale. DRM is any technology that inhibits uses of digital content that...
. LiMo application developers will be able to use SDKs to write managed code
Managed code
Managed code is a term coined by Microsoft to identify computer program code that requires and will only execute under the "management" of a Common Language Runtime virtual machine ....
running in a Java virtual machine
Java Virtual Machine
A Java virtual machine is a virtual machine capable of executing Java bytecode. It is the code execution component of the Java software platform. Sun Microsystems stated that there are over 4.5 billion JVM-enabled devices.-Overview:...
, browser apps
Web application
A web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.Web applications are...
for WebKit
WebKit
WebKit is a layout engine designed to allow web browsers to render web pages. WebKit powers Google Chrome and Apple Safari and by October 2011 held over 33% of the browser market share between them. It is also used as the basis for the experimental browser included with the Amazon Kindle ebook...
, and native code.
This platform is not yet released, but it only uses open source components and is built on top of them.
Orange and Access
Access Co.
, founded in April 1979 and incorporated in February 1984 in Tokyo, Japan, by Arakawa Toru and Kamada Tomihisa, is a company providing a variety of software for connected and mobile devices, such as mobile phones, PDAs, video game consoles and set top boxes....
have licensed LiMo to develop cellular telephone handsets.
LiMo Developer Connection
The LiMo Developer Connection (LDC) is a website dedicated to third party developers for the LiMo Platform. The website was launched in December 2009 and is managed by the LiMo Foundation. The LDC website provides:- technical information on the LiMo platform, e.g. high-level architecture overview
- a roadmap for the LiMo platform
- technical articles, e.g. how to develop web apps and widgets
- information on upcoming developer events where LiMo will be represented
- information on routes to market for 3rd party apps
- news feeds