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In the second version, modularity begins to be exposed to the user. Long-tail providers can advertise a manifest which triggers a Firefox "install App" dialog, which adds a new WebMod, which is then available to F1 if that WebMod advertises the appropriate link-sharing feature. Firefox also displays a dashboard of Apps, where the user can disable existing WebMods. | In the second version, modularity begins to be exposed to the user. Long-tail providers can advertise a manifest which triggers a Firefox "install App" dialog, which adds a new WebMod, which is then available to F1 if that WebMod advertises the appropriate link-sharing feature. Firefox also displays a dashboard of Apps, where the user can disable existing WebMods. | ||
By this point, the manifest specification and the link-sharing API definition should be quite stable. F1 | By this point, the manifest specification and the link-sharing API definition should be quite stable. If possible, F1 become dependent on the OWA add-on so that app management can be centralized for the user. | ||
=== Version 3 -- Full OWAs === | === Version 3 -- Full OWAs === | ||
Eventually, once Open Web Apps are ready for prime-time, the OWA functionality takes over the WebMod and App management, the dashboard, and the WebMod/App Framework that mediates communication with WebMods. F1 then focuses on purely link sharing (and potentially other types of sharing by then). | Eventually, once Open Web Apps are ready for prime-time, the OWA functionality takes over the WebMod and App management, the dashboard, and the WebMod/App Framework that mediates communication with WebMods. F1 then focuses on purely link sharing (and potentially other types of sharing by then). | ||