User:Message From Xenu/Lucid Desktop

{{Userspace draft|date=August 2010}}

{{Infobox software

| name = Lucid Desktop

| latest_preview_version = 1.0.0.rc2[http://www.lucid-desktop.org/download/ Lucid Download page]

| genre = Web desktop

| license = Academic Free License

| website = [http://www.lucid-desktop.org/ Lucid's Website]

}}

{{Portal|Free software}}

Lucid Desktop, also known as Lucid (previously known as Psych Desktop) is an open source web desktop licenced under the Academic Free License[http://www.lucid-desktop.org Lucid Desktop web site], it is coded in PHP5.[http://techie-buzz.com/internet-tools/10-web-os-you-can-load-on-the-browser.html Top 10 Web Based Operating Systems] It is a member of the Dojo Foundation.[http://www.dojofoundation.org/#tab-LucidDesktop Dojo Foundation homepage][http://www.h-online.com/open/New-version-of-Dojo-focuses-on-IE8-and-WebKit-compatibility--/news/112987 New version of Dojo focuses on IE8 and WebKit compatibility]

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.[http://www.gophp5.org/projects?page=1 gophp5 project list][http://oldsite.psychdesktop.net/node/114 Developer statement on dropping PHP4]

The project is to be renamed Lucid Desktop.[http://ajaxian.com/archives/psych-desktop-soon-to-become-more-lucid Ajaxian » Psych Desktop soon to become more Lucid][http://technews.am/conversations/ajaxian/psych_desktop_soon_to_become_more_lucid technews.am article]

ComputerWorld, an IT magazine, listed Lucid Desktop as one of 25 highly anticipated open-source releases in 2009.[http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9130401 25 highly anticipated open-source releases coming this year]

It has yet to release a stable release in its two years of development.