webOS Goes OSS

HP announced that they're working on releasing webOS to the open source software community. Alas, it sounds like there weren't any interested buyers so backing webOS as an OSS venture for 4–5 years is a nice way to save face. If HP is serious, then webOS has the potential to become a viable mobile platform for OEM's looking for alternatives to Android. It doesn't bode well that HP doesn't plan any new webOS hardware until 2013. RIP the Palm part of HP Palm?