I can set it up for testing purposes. I already have some servers available.
Would it be possible to add a flag that enables "safe mode"? This would restrict the availability of shared variables and native functions? Regards, Elias On 10 Mar 2014 19:19, "Juergen Sauermann" <juergen.sauerm...@t-online.de> wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > nice idea, we should try that. > > I believe that it should already be possible to start > GNU APL from eg. an apache web-server; the missing > piece could be the backward direction (user input -> webserver). > > Security should not be too hard on linux systems. > > A problem remaining is where to host this in a permanent fashion. > Probably the GNU project will not be too happy if we use their capacity > for (possibly heavy) APL demos. > > /// Jürgen > > > > > On 03/09/2014 11:50 PM, baruc...@gmx.com wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> it is well known that Dyalog APL and NGN APL both have an online demo >> version >> which is a very nice feature: >> * for trying some quick idea when not at home; >> * for letting other people discover GNU APL; >> * for providing some kind of "permanent link" in forums, etc. (for >> instance >> on "golf" challenge forums; >> * etc. >> >> Both systems are quite different: >> * Dyalog APL has a server-side software >> * NGN APL has a client-side javascript software >> >> Of course, the server-side software needs some special care: >> * security issues if the user is allowed to execute some system >> commands; >> * CPU/memory/time quotas >> >> Wouldn't it be nice to have GNU APL providing its own demo-version? >> >> I browsed a little and found about Emscripten: >> https://github.com/kripken/emscripten/wiki >> https://github.com/kripken/emscripten/wiki/Tutorial >> >> It looks like even some large projects could be "easely" compiledinto >> javascript. >> >> Do you think it would be easy to do it with GNU APL? >> >> If someone is able to compile it to javascript, I could perfectly write >> the HTML/CSS/Javascript >> web interface as a contribution. >> >> Best regards, >> >> > >
