User:Message From Xenu/Lucid Desktop
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| Preview release | 1.0.0.rc2[1]
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| Type | Web desktop |
| License | Academic Free License |
| Website | Lucid's Website |
Lucid Desktop, also known as Lucid (previously known as Psych Desktop) is an open source web desktop licenced under the Academic Free License[2], it is coded in PHP5.[3] It is a member of the Dojo Foundation.[4][5]
The project participated in the GoPHP5 intuitive, an initiative helping software developers to utilize the new features in PHP5 by persuading hosts to switch to PHP 5.[6][7]
The project is to be renamed Lucid Desktop.[8][9]
ComputerWorld, an IT magazine, listed Lucid Desktop as one of 25 highly anticipated open-source releases in 2009.[10]
It has yet to release a stable release in its two years of development.
References
[edit]- ^ Lucid Download page
- ^ Lucid Desktop web site
- ^ Top 10 Web Based Operating Systems
- ^ Dojo Foundation homepage
- ^ New version of Dojo focuses on IE8 and WebKit compatibility
- ^ gophp5 project list
- ^ Developer statement on dropping PHP4
- ^ Ajaxian » Psych Desktop soon to become more Lucid
- ^ technews.am article
- ^ 25 highly anticipated open-source releases coming this year