Facebook announces major code and technology turn to open a source
June 2, 2008
[Sohu IT message] Beijing time on June 3 message: Zhou Yi, facebook of American gregarious website announces, will ” Facebook platform ” majority code and technology turn to open a source, roll out thereby ” Facebook opens platform ” , abbreviation ” FbOpen ” .
In a statement, facebook website expresses, this is the first pace that the website moves toward a source only, did not come in the more domain of Facebook platform, the website will use more technologies opening a source or code.
It is reported, the major source of Facebook will abide by CPAL to open source license, one part also will use MPL (agreement of Mozilla communal license) . According to these agreements, other development staff can obtain the source of Facebook freely.
To opening the development platform after the source, facebook had a new name, namely ” Facebook opens platform ” .
This website expresses, the reason that moves toward a source is development staff existence this demand, listening attentively to the demand that develops personnel also is an advantage of Facebook website. Statement says: “Through helping development personnel understands website platform better, found development tool, share knowledge, facebook will enhance whole and gregarious ecosystem, help them develop better application. This will turn an user into better applied experience. This will turn an user into better applied experience..
Last week, after hearsay says Facebook will turn to a source, facebook website spokesman had confirmed this one information external.
Facebook moves toward a source, they open duration of as it happens platform a week year. According to saying, after opening platform one year, at present Facebook had obtained window of 24 thousand gregarious webpages, share four development staff to apply in development. The gregarious window that adds in catalog everyday amount to 140.
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