YouOS - a Web OS

[Darren Dirt]

YouOS - a Web OS

http://www.youos.com/html/static/manifesto.html

http://www.youos.com/html/static/manifesto/what.html


( I guess ajaxLaunch is taking too long?)


...see also "Where's My Google PC?" ( http://www.slate.com/id/2144896/ )

YouOS is a web operating system that lets you run diverse applications within a web browser. Small applications like sticky notes or clocks. Large applications like word processing, mp3 players, and instant messaging. Even better, it's very easy to tweak an existing application or write your own.

Why use YouOS?
-Persist: Do some work. Log out. Log in later from another computer. It's like you never left.
-Centralize: Manage all your web services, files, and accounts in one secure place.
-Collaborate: Share files and apps through a simple, intuitive buddy list.
-Customize: Install apps written by friends or write your own.


Why develop on YouOS?
-One Language: All you need to know is javascript. No perl, python, ruby, SQL, C, etc. That's right! You can do server stuff from javascript!  (!)

[Darren Dirt]

Also giving the masses hope re. open-source open-standards "Web OS" possibilities...


http://dojotoolkit.org/ (check out the support by the Big Names Of Tech)


and...

"OpenRecord is a product spec for a web-based collaborative database tool. OpenRecord could grow to incorporate simple spreadsheet features, as well as interactive charting and graphing features, and OLAP and pivot table features..."

http://www.openrecord.org/pitch.html