Peter Waterman introduces a book titled “Firefox OS for Activists” in his article
Firefox OS: What it is – and what it means for you and your union
Firefox OS is part of a new breed of alternative, open source mobile operating systems that aim to take on the big corporations.
It’s been created by the non-profit Mozilla Foundation and in our view, it’s a very big deal.
Firefox OS phones are already available for sale in a number of countries (Spain, Germany, a few Latin American countries) and will soon be available where you live.
They’re extremely cheap, and making apps that run on them is cheaper and easier than doing them for Apple and Android products.
Firefox OS is part of a broader open source revolution that includes such things as the Ubuntu Touch project — and even Fairphone, the first attempt to create an “ethical” mobile phone that, among other things, respects workers’ rights.
If you’re interested in the book, here is where to get it…
http://www.labourstart.org/firefoxos/
“Eric Lee and Jeremy Green look at the Apple/Google “duopoly”, the problem of privacy, and the costs of app development – and what this all means for social change activists.
They explore not only Firefox OS, the new open source mobile operating system, but also the emerging alternatives – Ubuntu Touch, Tizen and Sailfish.”
Meanwhile, the first phones running the Firefox OS are already out there – ZDNet reports: