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2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
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This appears to be based on Firefox OS (aka "Boot to Gecko" B2G). Unfortunately, that was terminated Sept. 2016 [1]. The links to FOS on the JanOS site (such as "View porting instructions" on the Device List page) no longer work, though there is still a home page on Mozilla [2]. Edit: JanOS project looks to be zombied. The "Read more on our blog" link on the front page returns "Server Not Found". [1] https://groups.google.com/g/mozilla.dev.fxos/c/FoAwifahNPY/m... [2]…
I feel like this is something that needs to happen. The observation about $80 GSM shields is spot on. Amazing things would happen if we could have a $30 IoT board with built-in LTE and a country-by-country easy-to-follow guide to how to buy a SIMM and get online. My one critique of the project is that I think the most important part (from a marketing perspective) is the "make your own connected IoT board for cheap!". The OS part is…
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HN stats
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 288
- Total comments
- 53
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-11 | Show HN: JanOS – A new OS that turns your smartphone into an IoT boardFirst breakout | janjongboom | 123 | 23 |
| 2016-09-27 | JanOS: Turn your phone into an IoT board | phantom_oracle | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-04-28 | JanOS: Turn your phone into an IoT boardBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | danboarder | 164 | 30 |