{"id":61793,"date":"2010-05-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2010\/05\/20\/an-open-web-app-store\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T20:30:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T20:30:16","slug":"an-open-web-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/an-open-web-app-store\/","title":{"rendered":"An Open Web App Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Web developers are expressing  interest in an app store model for the Web that would enable them to get  paid for their efforts without having to abandon Web development in  exchange for proprietary silos, each with their own programming  language and SDK, variable and sometimes opaque review processes, and  limited reach.<\/p>\n<p>Supporting the needs of Web developers in their  efforts to develop websites and apps that aren&#8217;t bound to a specific browser and  work across the Web is core to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/about\/manifesto\">Mozilla&#8217;s public  benefit mission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And so we&#8217;ve been actively exploring  what an Open Web App Store would need to look like to ensure the  long-term health and vitality of the Web as an incredibly open and  accessible platform for innovation.<\/p>\n<p>What does it mean to be an  Open Web App Store?  As a starting point, we are proposing a set of  high-level principles.<\/p>\n<div>An Open Web App Store should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>exclusively host web applications based upon HTML5, CSS, Javascript and  other widely-implemented open standards in modern web browsers &#8212; to  avoid interoperability, portability and lock-in issues<\/li>\n<li>ensure  that discovery, distribution and fulfillment works across all modern  browsers, wherever they run (including on mobile devices)<\/li>\n<li>set  forth editorial, security and quality review guidelines and processes  that are transparent and provide for a level playing field<\/li>\n<li>respect individual privacy by not profiling and tracking individual user  behavior beyond what&#8217;s strictly necessary for distribution and  fulfillment<\/li>\n<li>be open and accessible to all app producers and app  consumers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start the discussion.\u00a0 What do you think is important?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web developers are expressing interest in an app store model for the Web that would enable them to get paid for their efforts without having to abandon Web development in exchange for proprietary silos, each with their own programming language and SDK, variable and sometimes opaque review processes, and limited reach. 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