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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
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<html>
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<head>
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<title>Welcome To BrowzOS</title>
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
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<meta name="description" content="An open-source, web-based project to simulate an operating system from inside a web browser.">
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body {
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background-color: #FFFFFF;
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div.c2 {text-align: center}
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span.c1 {font-size: 200%; font-weight: bold}
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</head>
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<body>
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<div class="c2"><span class="c1">BrowzOS</span>
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<p class="c0">The Web Browser's Operating System</p>
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</div>
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<p></p>
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<hr>
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<p>Introducing BrowzOS, an open-source project to create a full-fledged, online
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operating system (well, a sort of simulated operating system); the goal of this
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project is to give BrowzOS the ability to manipulate files and folders on a client
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and/or server computer's hard drive from <strong>within a web browser</strong> instead of using the
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client's currently installed programs, as well as to encourage programmers to create
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online applets (be they in any scripting language, Flash, Shockwave, Java, etc.)
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with the ability to function as such. In spite of this, anyone is free to use
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BrowzOS for any purpose, including the creation of applets that do NOT have
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client (or server) computer file access.</p>
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<p>Here's how it works; open a web browser,
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log into the BrowzOS website and the operating system's ready to go. The web page
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will lead users to a Desktop and a Dock, all in one window (similar to Mac OS X,) from
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which any user can run "applications" such as games, a word processor,
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a media player and other common "programs" found on any other operating system.</p>
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<p>OK, so this sounds pretty neat, but of course this <strong>does</strong> have a few
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limitations.<br>
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</p>
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<ol><li>For the most part, this website works with all mainstream GRAPHICAL web
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browsers; that is, to say, BrowzOS will NOT work in command line browsers such
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as Links, Lynx or Arachne.<br><br><li>
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As with any other website containing applets and scripts, BrowzOS is NOT
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lightning-fast; this is because scripts have to be interpreted by the client
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computer's web browser.<br><br><li>
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Even though the point of the BrowzOS project is to provide an alternative to
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software currently installed on a client computer, this does NOT mean BrowzOS
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can ultimately replace such operating systems as Linux, Mac OS X and Windows
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(obviously because BrowzOS is completely dependent on web browsers, which are
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completely dependent on being installed on a hard drive and executed from a
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mainstream operating system).</ol>
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<p>For experienced programmers, BrowzOS is a great platform for creating and
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testing applets of all kinds, especially the types that directly access the client
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and/or server computer's hard
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drive. Of course, all programmers who would like to use this operating system for
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programming are free to create whatever applet they wish (such as streaming
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audio/video players, standard Flash/Shockwave/Java game applets, online
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emulators, online rich-text editors, etc.)</p>
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<p>For the average computer user, BrowzOS will (hopefully) eliminate (or
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minimize) the need to download and install software from the web, especially trial
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programs, bloatware and other programs that simply fail because of improper
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installation. Since this is an open-source project intended to be a platform for
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creating "alternative" programs (to replace those found on a typical computer,) BrowzOS will (hopefully) reduce software piracy through the creation of TRULY
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free, open-source alternatives to such programs as word processors, spreadsheet
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programs and other expensive applications on the market.</p>
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<p>For the amateur/hobbyist web designer, BrowzOS is an excellent addition to
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anyone's website; its construction is completely modular and simple to modify;
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replacing the current "applications," "icons" and even rearranging the position of
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the Dock and Desktop has never been easier. As a matter of fact, BrowzOS can even
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be manipulated to present information in a very professional manner (such as résumés,
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photos, programming projects and just about anything imaginable).</p>
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<hr>
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<p class="c5" style="text-decoration: underline;">THIS WEBSITE IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN!!!!!</p>
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<p class="c5">All applets and scripts in this website are either freely
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distributed or open-source, following various different licenses that may or may
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not be compatible with the <a href="gpl-3.0.html">GNU General Public License</a>
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or each other.</p>
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<p class="c5"><a href="download/">The page sources for this site are freely
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available</a> and accessible under the terms of the<a href="agpl-3.0.html">
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GNU Affero General Public License</a>.</p>
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<p class="c5">Any Questions? Suggestions? Want to contribute to this
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project? Join or visit the <a href="../forum/">forum</a>.</p>
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<p class="c5"><a href="#" onclick="window.open('desktop.html','_blank','width=screen.width,height=screen.height,scrollbars=0,status=0,menubar=0,toolbar=0,top=0,left=0,resizable=0'); return false;">Proceed to the BrowzOS Desktop</a></p>
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<p class="c5"><a href="#" onclick="window.open('desktop_offline.html','_blank','width=screen.width,height=screen.height,scrollbars=0,status=0,menubar=0,toolbar=0,top=0,left=0,resizable=0'); return false;">Proceed to the offline version of the BrowzOS Desktop</a></p>
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<p class="c5"><a href="#" onclick="window.open('desktop.php','_blank','width=screen.width,height=screen.height,scrollbars=0,status=0,menubar=0,toolbar=0,top=0,left=0,resizable=0'); return false;">Proceed to the BrowzOS Desktop with log-in screen</a></p>
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<p class="c5">Use either Administrator or UserName as usernames. Then, use PassWord or LogIn as their respective passwords.</p>
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