"Google Gears"改め"Gears"はOpera対応へ

というかOpera側が対応するためにせっせと頑張っているそうな。

First of all, to better reflect the open nature of this project, we've decided to rename ourselves. Henceforth, the project will be simply "Gears." We want to make it clear that Gears isn't just a Google thing. We see Gears as a way for everyone to get involved with upgrading the web platform.
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Finally, we want Gears to be available to everyone, regardless of platform or browser. To that end, we are currently adding Firefox 3 and Safari support. And Opera is working to support Gears on both desktop and mobile. These new platforms will nicely complement our current set: Internet Explorer and Firefox, across Windows, Mac, Linux, and even Windows Mobile.
Official Google Blog: Happy birthday, Gears!

（注・強調は原文にはない）

思った通り、Operaは自前でやるらしい。これだとGearsのバージョンアップや仕様変更などに素早く付いて行けないような気もするが、対応するということだけでも今は喜ばしい。

Opera 10.0の目玉はこれで決まりかな。

“The forthcoming Opera Mobile 9.5 with Gears will usher in a new era for the Web on mobile devices,” said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera. “Together, these products will create new ways to bring applications to life on mobile devices. Developers will be able to use this along with Opera Dragonfly to develop and debug compelling applications for any
connected environment.”
Opera extends Gears support

Operaのプレスリリースにも出た。Mobileでは9.5で対応らしい。デスクトップでは9.5xで実現するのだろうか。まさか来月か再来月発表の9.50に間に合うとは思えないのだが。