&#x27;typical web app&#x27; is NOT the default deployment model for Firefox OS.<p>Apps on the Marketplace are deployed to a device and run locally, offline - complete with an intricate permissions model. The only &#x27;web&#x27; aspect is being written in HTML&#x2F;JS&#x2F;CSS and the extent to which they integrate with the cloud. No less open than the github hosted, Android app scenario you mention. Maybe Firefox OS does need an f-droid equivalent for a free app catalogue though, if and when Mozilla pull the Marketplace servers down.<p>So be aware of the distinction between mobile web &#x27;apps&#x27; and mobile web sites.