Hi Peter, this sounds interesting and I'd like to know more.
If you're looking for ideas, I'm re-posting the link [1] to some slides from the v3 ideation process. They describe a more browser-oriented UI for Firefox OS. Best regards Thomas [1] https://people.mozilla.org/~tzimmermann/browser-like_ui.pdf Am 29.09.2015 um 11:38 schrieb Peter Dolanjski: > Hello all, > > */tl;dr Alopex is an initiative to evolve the Firefox OS experience > into "an open OS that puts Web content first". You can get involved > and follow progress @ /**/[1 > <https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox_OS/Alopex>], and on irc: #alopex/* > > *What is Alopex?* > Alopex is the project name we chose for describing our initiative to > evolve the design and overall experience of Firefox OS. > Alopex used to be the genus under which the Arctic Fox was included [2 > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_fox>] and it's a cool female > mutant Arctic Fox from TMNT [3 > <http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Alopex>]. > > In the last few months, a Firefox OS Vision was established of > delivering an uncompromising, user-first, web-centric mobile experience. > In parallel to the v2.5 work, we're working on establishing an > actionable plan and concepts in support of this vision. > > *Goal* > We want to */deliver an open OS that puts Web content first /*and are > working with product, engineering and research to assemble a working team. > More than just applying new visuals/animations/components it is about > crafting an end-to-end Firefox experience that: > > * Puts Web content in the center of the experience > * Directly addresses the shortcomings of the Web on mobile > * Emphasizes the Web's strengths of immediacy and continuity across > devices > * Is centered around simplicity yet puts the user fully in control > * Creates an open platform for participation, and promotes community > contribution > > To be clear, many efforts are already underway in a number of these > areas and many will require evangelism / support beyond what we will > build into the product. This initiative will not replace those > efforts, but will seek to build on top of the amazing work that has > gone into customizations (add-ons), the ability to save / use Web > content (Pin the Web), data sync and more. > > *Open Process* > Design work inherently requires tight collaboration, discussions and > more which can come into conflict with our desire to be open, if we > let it. We want this to be an open process and are committing to have > open channels for participation and following along. > If you would like more information on the project, or are interested > in getting involved, we’ve set up a wiki [1 > <https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox_OS/Alopex>]. As the project > progresses (note: the timeline in flux and will be updated), we will > also be posting concepts to the wiki and emailing this list for your > feedback. > > You can also find us in #alopex if you would like to reach out. If > you have specific questions for UX try finding Rob (robmac), Przemek > (przemek), Harly (harly) or Juwei (Juwei). We look forward to hearing > from you. > > > Watch for more updates in the coming weeks. > > Thanks, > > The Firefox OS UX and Product teams > > [1] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox_OS/Alopex > [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_fox > [3] http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Alopex > > > _______________________________________________ > dev-fxos mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-fxos _______________________________________________ dev-fxos mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-fxos
