Foreword

Mozilla is a global community of technologists, thinkers, and builders working together to keep the Internet alive and accessible so that people worldwide can be informed contributors and creators of the Web. Our mission is to promote openness, innovation, and opportunities on the Web.

Firefox OS is our latest effort to put open and decentralized technologies of the Web at the heart of where the Internet goes next—beyond desktops and even smartphones—to encompass what some call the "Internet of Things," namely smart objects that talk to each other and to you. At Mozilla, we aspire to show you that all connected devices can be as open as the Web on our desktops, and ultimately help build a world where all our devices—and all of the data we create that connects them—give us choice, independence, and agency.

As a Mozilla rep, Tanay Pant has done a stellar job to help push the Mozilla mission forward across India and beyond, with a particular focus on helping talented developers learn how to contribute code to our various projects, including Firefox OS.

Learning Firefox OS Application Development is an excellent introduction to the Firefox OS project and shows you how to contribute to it from an application development perspective. I hope this book becomes a great resource for you and encourages you to become not only an active contributor to the Firefox OS platform, but also a strong advocate of our mission. Thank you for your interest in Mozilla and in helping us keep the Web open and participative. Happy reading!

May the source be with you!

William Quiviger

Global Community Manager, Mozilla