EyeOS explained

eyeOS
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Latest Release Version:Professional Edition
Programming Language:PHP, XML, JavaScript
Platform:Cross-platform
Language:Multilingual
Genre:Web application
License:Before version 2.5: free software license;
After version 2.5: proprietary license
Website:eyeos.org

eyeOS (Stylized as eyeOS) is a web desktop for cloud computing, whose main purpose is to enable collaboration and communication among users. It is mainly written in PHP, XML, and JavaScript. It is a private-cloud application platform with a web-based desktop interface. eyeOS delivers a whole desktop from the cloud with file management, personal management information tools, and collaborative tools, with the integration of the client's applications.

History

The first publicly available eyeOS version was released on August 1, 2005, as eyeOS 0.6.0 in Olesa de Montserrat, Barcelona (Spain). A worldwide community of developers soon took part in the project and helped improve it by translating, testing, and developing it.

After two years of development, the eyeOS Team published eyeOS 1.0[1] on June 4, 2007. Compared with previous versions, eyeOS 1.0 introduced a complete reorganization of the code and some new web technologies, like eyeSoft, a portage-based web software installation system. Moreover, eyeOS also included the eyeOS Toolkit, a set of libraries allowing easy and fast development of new web applications.[2]

With the release of eyeOS 1.1 on July 2, 2007, eyeOS changed its license and migrated from GNU GPL Version 2 to Version 3.

Version 1.2 was released just a few months after the 1.1 version and integrated full compatibility with Microsoft Word files.

However, a small group of eyeOS developers still maintain the code within the eyeOS forum, where support is provided, but the eyeOS group itself has stopped active 1.x development. It is now available as the On-eye project on GitHub.[5]

Active development was halted on 1.x as of February 3, 2010.[6] eyeOS 2.0 release took place on March 3, 2010.[7] This was a total restructure of the OS operating system. The 2.x stable is the new series of eyeOS, which is in active development and will replace 1.x as stable in a few months. It includes live collaboration and more social capabilities than eyeOS 1.x.

eyeOS released 2.2.0.0 on July 28, 2010.[7]

On December 14, 2010, a working group inside the eyeOS open-source development community began the structure development and further upgrade of eyeOS 1.9.x. The group's main goal is to continue the work eyeOS has stopped on 1.9.x.

eyeOS released 2.5 on May 17, 2011.[8] This was the last release under an open source license.[9] It is available on SourceForge for download under another project called eyeOS 2.5 Open Source Version.[10]

On April 1, 2014, Telefónica announced their acquisition of eyeOS. This acquisition reinforces its future mobile cloud services plans and the development of free software solutions. eyeOS will maintain its headquarters in the Catalan city, where their staff will continue to work but will now form part of Telefónica. After its integration into Telefónica, eyeOS will continue to function as an independent subsidiary, led by its current CEO, Michel Kisfaludi.[11]

Structure and API

For developers, Eye OS provides the eyeOS Toolkit, a set of libraries and functions to develop applications for eyeOS. Using the integrated Portage-based eyeSoft system, one can create their own repository for eyeOS and distribute applications through it.[12]

Each core part of the desktop is its own application, using JavaScript to send server commands as the user interacts. As actions are performed using AJAX (such as launching an application), it sends event information to the server. The server then sends back tasks for the client to do in XML format, such as drawing a widget.

On the server, eyeOS uses XML files to store information. This makes it simple for a user to set up on the server, as it requires zero configuration other than the account information for the first user, making it simple to deploy. To avoid bottlenecks that flat files present, each user's information and settings are stored in different files, preventing resource starvation from occurring, though this in turn may create issues in high volume user environments due to host operating system open file descriptor limits.

Professional edition

A Professional Edition of eyeOS was launched on September 15, 2011, as an operating system for businesses. It uses a new version number and was released under version 1.0 instead of continuing with the next version number in the open source project. The Professional Edition retains the web desktop interface used by the open source version while targeting enterprise users. A host of new features designed for enterprises, like file sharing and synchronization (called eyeSync), Active Directory/LDAP connectivity, system-wide administration controls, and a local file execution tool called eyeRun were introduced. A new suite of Web Apps (A mail client, calendar, instant messaging and collaboration tools) was also introduced, specific to the enterprise edition for the web desktop. With eyeOS Professional Edition 1.1, a to-do task manager tool, Citrix XenApp integration, and a Facebook like 'wall' for collaboration were introduced.[13]

Awards

Community

eyeOS community is formed with the eyeOS forums,[22] which reached 10,000 members on April 4, 2008; the eyeOS wiki;[23] and the eyeOS Application Communities, available at the eyeOS-Apps website, hosted and provided by openDesktop.org[24] as well as Softpedia.[25]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marius Nestor . eyeOS 1.0 Dahlia Available Now - Softpedia . News.softpedia.com . 2007-06-04 . 2015-02-22.
  2. Web site: EyeOS 1.0 Launches . Readwriteweb.com . 2015-02-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120623154234/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/eyeos_10_launches.php . June 23, 2012 . mdy-all .
  3. http://blog.eyeos.org/2008/01/15/eyeos-15-released-eyeos-professional-services-available
  4. Web site: Whats Coming in eyeOS 1.6 . April 13, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080413070708/http://blog.eyeos.org/2008/03/19/whats-coming-in-eyeos-16/ . April 13, 2008 .
  5. Web site: oneye/oneye · GitHub . Github.com . 2015-02-22.
  6. Web site: eyeOS Blog (2010) . December 15, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101129135715/http://blog.eyeos.org/en/2010/01/ . November 29, 2010 .
  7. Web site: eyeos - Browse Files at . Sourceforge.net . April 16, 2013. 2015-02-22.
  8. Web site: eyeos | Download eyeos software for free at SourceForge.net . https://web.archive.org/web/20110902015633/http://sourceforge.net/projects/eyeos/ . 2011-09-02 . 2015-02-22.
  9. Web site: Open Source | eyeOS solutions for a new world . https://web.archive.org/web/20110923163935/http://www.eyeos.org/open-source/ . dead . September 23, 2011 . 2011-09-23 . 2015-02-22 . mdy-all .
  10. Web site: Download eye-OS 2.5 Open Source Version from SourceForge.net . Liquidtelecom.dl.sourceforge.net . 2015-02-22.
  11. Web site: Telefónica - Sala de prensa - Portada de Sala de prensa - Telefónica adquiere eyeOS para reforzar su oferta de servicios cloud . Saladeprensa.telefonica.com . 2015-02-22 . April 19, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150419060122/http://saladeprensa.telefonica.com/jsp/base.jsp?contenido=/jsp/notasdeprensa/notadetalle.jsp&id=0&idm=es&pais=1&elem=20698 . dead .
  12. Web site: eyeOS: A genuine Web OS . Linux.com . 2015-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090304133437/http://www.linux.com/feature/118113 . March 4, 2009 . dead .
  13. Web site: eyeOS Professional Edition released! . 2017-04-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120501215309/http://blog.eyeos.org/en/2011/09/15/eyeos-professional-edition-released/ . May 1, 2012 .
  14. Web site: Marius Nestor . eyeOS Review . Softpedia . 2007-11-24 . 2015-02-22.
  15. Web site: SourceForge Community Blog | 2007 Community Choice Awards . Sourceforge.net . 2015-02-22 . July 4, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090704005828/http://sourceforge.net/community/index.php/landing-pages/cca07 . dead .
  16. Web site: Yahoo España . Es.promotions.yahoo.com . 2015-02-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130604045016/http://es.promotions.yahoo.com/revelacion2007/revelacion_tecnologia/ . June 4, 2013 . mdy-all .
  17. News: Yahoo! premia las páginas españolas más singulares y extravagantes de 2007 | Edición impresa | EL PAÍS . El País . Elpais.com . January 16, 2008. 2015-02-22.
  18. Web site: CNET 100 - CNET . Webware.com . 2015-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070712013221/http://www.webware.com//html//ww//100.html . July 12, 2007 . dead .
  19. Web site: SourceForge Community Blog | 2008 CCA: Home . Sourceforge.net . 2015-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160402014830/http://sourceforge.net/community/cca08 . April 2, 2016 . dead .
  20. Web site: SourceForge Community Blog | Project of the Month, August 2009 . Sourceforge.net . 2015-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090803210855/http://sourceforge.net/community/potm-200908/ . August 3, 2009 . dead .
  21. Web site: What's . eyeOS . 2015-02-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120823231554/http://www.eyeos.org/about-us/whats-eyeos . August 23, 2012 . mdy-all .
  22. Web site: Index . 2017-04-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080412000531/http://forums.eyeos.org/ . April 12, 2008 . mdy-all .
  23. http://wiki.eyeos.org/
  24. Web site: eyeOS-Apps.org news . Opendesktop.org . 2015-02-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150222140727/http://opendesktop.org/news/index.php/eyeOS-Apps.org?id=270&name=eyeOS-Apps.org . February 22, 2015 . mdy-all .
  25. http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Internet/eyeOS-Apps/

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