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I'm an old digital native. I've learned to tinker with computers that encourage "hacking" like the Apple II. It shipped with a disassembler, electronic schematics, 8 expansion slots. You did not need a screwdriver to open the lid. Compare this with today's smartphones, with a centralized AppStore on which one company has total control. This discourages tinkering. How will the next generation of digital natives learn to tinker if all they have is closed ecosystems? Mozilla is working on this with the Open Web through two separate initiatives: * Webmaker.org is a set of tools and events to encourage ordinary people to have a look under the hood of technology. * Firefox OS aims to ship HTML5-powered smartphones that can run Web applications like other smartphones run native apps.
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PAST & FUTURE OF
DIGITAL NATIVES:
HACK THE FUTURE!
Tristan Nitot
Principal Mozilla Evangelist, Mozilla Europe Founder
[email protected] - twitter: @nitot
MOZILLA IS...
a global community of people
who believe that
openness, innovation, and opportunity
are key to the continued
health of the Internet.
We’re known for the
Firefox Web browser
MOZILLA MANIFESTO (EXCERPTS)
• The Internet is a global public resource that must
remain open and accessible.
• Individuals must have the ability to shape their own
experiences on the Internet.
• The effectiveness of the Internet as a public resource
depends upon interoperability (protocols, data
formats, content), innovation and decentralized
participation worldwide.
• Free and open source software promotes the
development of the Internet as a public resource.
I’M A DIGITAL NATIVE(AN OLD ONE)
I LEARNED TO HACK ON THESE USING
BASIC, ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE & A SOLDERING IRON
SHARP PC-1500 - Source: Wikipedia
ACORN ATOM - Source: Wikipedia
TRS Model 80 - Source: Wikipedia
THE MOST HACKABLE MACHINE I OWNED
• BASIC programming
• Disassembler
• extensible with
7 extension slots
• extensive documentation
• Electric schema included
• Screwdriver not needed
to open the case
Tinkering with the
Apple ][ was
encouraged
Source: Wikipedia
PHYSICAL COMMUNITIES ENCOURAGED
LEARNING, TINKERING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING
• Physical spaces to:
• Share knowledge
• Share computers
• Such as:
• Micro-computer clubs
• Centre Mondial de
l’Informatique =>
• Palais de la découverteSource: INA
NETWORKS ENABLED VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES
• Minitel in France
• AOL, Compuserve &
other large proprietary
networks
• Smaller BBS (Bulletin
Board Systems) were
operated from
personal computers.
LARGE VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES ENABLE
LARGE SCALE COLLABORATION
Wikipedia:
23 million articles
285 languages
365 million readers
GNU/Linux:
powers more than
90% of today's 500
fastest
supercomputers
THEN CAME THE WEB
•Simple principles: URL,
HTTP, HTML
•Open Standards
•«View Source» to learn
from existing pages
•No need to buy a SDK:
your text editor is enough
•No need to ask for
permission to participate
The Web belongs to no-one.
It’s an open, public resource
SOMETHING
OCCURRED TO ME DURING
THIS DIGITAL JOURNEY...
WHO WRITES THE CODE DECIDES
WHAT THE USER CAN DO
• Developers have a lot of
power over what users
can do
• Without source code,
• you can’t change the
software
• You don’t have the
power to do what you
want
FREE SOFTWARE HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH PRICE.
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE
USER’S FREEDOM
IN 2011, TABLETS AND
SMARTPHONES COMBINED
OUTSOLD THE PC
MOBILE INDUSTRY IS DOMINATED BY
PROPRIETARY MOBILE PLATFORMS
MOBILE CENSORSHIP
Someone decides
for me what I can
or cannot run on
the device I paid
for
NEW MOBILE RULES LIMIT
PARTICIPATION
Want to develop an APP?
•Get the official SDK / sign for the developer
program
•Use the language and APIs of the platform
•Use the AppStore / Marketplace to reach users
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
•Users are just consumers. They can’t get in the
driver’s seat.
• It’s a lot harder to understand the technology if
you can’t see under the hood
•The next generation of digital natives will discover
computing with smartphones and tablets.
•They will be taught to be passive consumers
FROM TOTALLY OPEN TO COMPLETELY CLOSED
FROM TOTALLY OPEN TO COMPLETELY CLOSED
WHAT CAN WE DO TO EMPOWER
THE NEXT GENERATION OF
DIGITAL NATIVES?
WE NEED
•Educated users
•An open platform for mobile
This is exactly what
is working on
EDUCATE USERS: WEBMAKER.ORG
Empower users so that the Web is not Read-Only
BUILD AN OPEN MOBILE PLATFORM
Firefox OS
Complete, standalone
operating system for the
open Web, built entirely
using HTML5 & standard
Web APIs
EVERYTHING IS A WEB PAGE!
Variations around the
Home screen
Variations around
the incoming call screen
FIREFOX OS: HOW AN OPEN WEB PHONE
CONNECTS HTML5 TO HARDWARE
Web Browser/Platform
Native API-based UI
Kernel (e.g. Android, iOS,
Win7, etc.)
Device (phone, tablet,
desktop)
APIs
Web-based User Experience/Web
Content
Kernel
Device
Web Engine/ Standard Device
APIs
Existing Platforms(smartphones only)
Firefox OS
Significantly
smaller stack:
Scales from
high-end
feature phones
to high-end
smartphones}
MARKETPLACE: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
FIREFOX
MARKETPLACE
Content owners can use the
Firefox Marketplace to
enhance discoverability
and make monetization
easier.
They can also sell directly
(going through the
marketplace is optional)
FIREFOX OS DEMO
AND NOW?
MOZILLA NEEDS YOUR HELP
TO BUILD THE DIGITAL
FUTURE WE WANT,
NOT THE ONE THAT’S HANDED
DOWN TO US
HOW TO HELP
•Contribute to Mozilla:
•http://www.mozilla.org/contribute
•Build Mobile Web Apps:
•https://marketplace.firefox.com/
THANK YOU
@nitot