On 9/6/08, J Dunford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 6:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> hi, >> >> i would like to bring up this topic again since a python based open source >> alternative to flash which could be used to create browser games would >> be super awesome. :) >> >> if i understand this correctly then the main problem of something like >> that is security. >> >> > > In my experience, the general consensus with sandboxing python is - don't > try it. There are simply too many holes to plug, and finding them in the > first place is often a matter of trial and error. > > Having said that, there was a blog post recently (sorry, don't remember > where) that talked about compiling Python into Tamarin VM code. There was > some mention of either using PyPy as a starting point, or perhaps as a > reference model. > > So what you're proposing may already be in the works. :) >
yes, such projects are interesting... hopefully someday we will have the choice of other languages than javascript in the browser. what about silverlight and moonlight? are they taking off? i didn't hear much anymore about them after the first announcements. > > > >
