HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Preware turns 2 26
With all the uncertainty surrounding webOS, we do have one thing that we can celebrate: Preware is 2 years old today. In the last two years since its debut on August 20, 2009, we have seen Preware grow to include homebrew apps, official App Catalog apps, patches, themes, kernels, services, and a whole lot more. As of its two year birthday, Preware currently has over 3000 packages available for your downloading pleasure.
To celebrate the occasion, Preware is getting a little make over. Upon loading up Preware on the 20th, you will notice that the icon in your App Launcher will change to a birthday themed icon, as well as the icon within of the app itself. This birthday theme will stick around all day on the 20th, reverting back to its normal icon the next time you reboot your device the following day.
So, on this happy occasion, think back to how Preware, WebOS Internals, and the entire homebrew community has made your webOS experience all that much better. For many (this author included), we may have left webOS long ago had it not been for homebrew and it may keep many of us around even if HP eventually pulls the plug of webOS. So, forget about all your troubles and let's give a big Happy Birthday cheer to Preware. And of course, birthday presents can always be sent to the usual donation address. It will ensure they can pick up some more (cheap) TouchPads to continue supporting the community for as long as possible.
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Happy birthday Preware!!! :)
GREAT work WebOS Internals!
As good a reason as any I can think of to hit this thread in the forums and do our part to support the folks that will keep our devices up to date for years to come. =)
http://forums.precentral.net/hp-touchpad/291652-webos-internals-web-thon...
Whoever can manage the front page.... Please push this to the top or make a new post about the web a thon....
in another year, preware may be the only way to get WebOS apps.
Happy Birthday Preware. I suspect you'll see more birthdays than WebOS will.
Happy Birthday Preware.
I agree wholeheartedly. And to keep things in perspective, if HP does actually end up licensing webOS to manufacturers, the active user community will be a plus for that company. It takes time to grow a fan base and ours is ready out of the box. I am an optimist.
Preware rocks. Thanks, guys. I hope webOS continues - by far, my favorite mobile OS. Keep the faith, but the less techy of us will have to jump ship until there is support for devices and OS. HP's change of heart is...we'll, I'm gonna sue 'em for divorce! And you guys have so much more invested....
Happy birthday and may there be many happy returns!
What a sad irony...Anyway, happy b'day Preware! :D
Happy Birthday Preware!!!
You guys have made Webos so much better!! Thank you!!!
I have two things to say: 1) Thank you, Rod and gang. I concur with others who say they would've split long ago without your efforts. You're truly heroes. 2) Everyone and their uncle is trying to shoe-horn Ubuntu (or other Linux distros) on every tablet under the sun, including the TouchPad. Would it be possible to port webOS to other tablets without assistance from HP? If possible, would this be legal?
I'm heartbroken over this, and HP is on my s**t-list over this (yes, boycotts do occasionally work). There are many things they could do AND MUST DO to fix this, but for now I'm squeezing rocks looking for water.
Thanks again, WebOSInternals!
Happy birthday
I want to start a poll, should we ceremonially rename WebOS Kinny?
Those B*****'s, they killed Kinny!!!
Don't worry, he'll be back in the next episode.
Where would we be without Preware??
Probably using a different platform!!
Happy Birthday Preware.
And thank you for all of the hard work from everyone at webOS Internals and all the other devs who has put so much work into this platform that we all love so much!
You guys have done more to make webOS the best platform out there than HP ever did.
Happy B-Day Preware!
You are what kept me using WebOs. My release day Pre would have been retired long ago were it not for preware.
Why did I invest ~$1,000 dollars in a release day Touchpad? Preware and the ability to code and load my own apps or any apps without needing company approval or "jailbreaking".
You guys are fantastic.
If I had the money, I would buy all the surplus touchpads, Pre3, WebOS and hire you guys.
Inside of a year, the mobile space would be feeling a revolution stronger then android.
Alas, I believe this is the start of a long slow goodbye.
Happy Birthday! We all appreciate your hard work guys!
Preware is absolutely the best thing to happen to webOS - and is a shining example of how to do it the right way with developers.
Just take a look at the Android situation...
Long live Preware!!! (and please donate people...)
I for one would like to thank all of you who have made this journey an enjoyable experience. Preware and all you HomeBrewers have made this whole ride something more than just owning a telephone. I have loved technology since the age of LED watches, Apollo, and Star Trek, but I have never ever been able to make any of it work for me. It was what it was, which was very very cool, BUT homebrew made it mine. I could change this and that, and make it different from anybody elses. Preware made my technology be a reflection of what I enjoyed, and for this I thank you and applaud you!
Its tragic that this whole debacle that is what HP has done is marring this time of accomplishment. I will never ever forget this experience because of all of you. WebOS will survive. Maybe SONY, HTC, SAMSUNG, someone will implant the WebOS into a form that will make HP embarrassed to have been such fools.
So HAppy Birthday Preware and all the geniuses behind it - Thank You!! Thank You! Thank You!
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Happy B'day PreWare!!
Many, many thanks to the WebOS Internals crew and to those who contributed by creating content.
I'm a little late, but happy(ish?) birthday Preware!
I have more Preware apps (and patches <3) than App Catalog apps.
Happy birthday and thanks forever!
How do I get Preware now? (I had it installed on my Pre, but it mysteriously disappeared)
For that matter, why isn't there a direct link to it in the article so that we can install it directly from the device's browser?
I could be wrong, but I don't think you can install it from the device itself.
Instructions are at http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Application:Preware#Installing_Prewa...
I linked to the section using WebOS Quick Install because that's what worked for me.
Actually, it appears there is an easier way (Preware with the Standalone Installer) and also a way to install it from your device (but that need command line access).
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