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By this point, the manifest specification and the link-sharing API definition should be quite stable. F1 continues to be independent, with OWA functionality built-in.
By this point, the manifest specification and the link-sharing API definition should be quite stable. F1 continues to be independent, with OWA functionality built-in.


=== Version 3 -- Full OWAs ===
=== Version 3 -- WebMods built on OWA Library ===


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).


If OWA functionality progresses sufficiently quickly, we will attempt to merge Versions 2 and 3 so that users are not faced with separate dashboards of apps, one for F1 and one for OWA.
If OWA functionality progresses sufficiently quickly, we will attempt to merge Versions 2 and 3 so that users are not faced with separate dashboards of apps, one for F1 and one for OWA.
=== Version 4 -- WebMods with UI for Trusted Providers ===
Some trusted providers will be provided with screen real estate in the F1 dashboard. Plans for this version need to be fleshed out a bit more, and additional API calls may be necessary to fully offload the message entry and customization to the new UI provided by the WebMod.
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