> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Douglas S. Blank > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> James said: >> >> [snip] >> >>> With regards to Pygame and Python >>> in the Web Browser for a gaming >>> platform, I do not believe this will >>> happen anytime soon, nor do I think >>> it's a generally godo idea -- Unless >>> the Web Community and Industry decides >>> that Python is a better language than >>> JavaScript (and it is), and start implementing >>> this as a standard in Web Browsers. >> >> One option that I didn't see mentioned in this thread is the new >> IronPython. IronPython is a new open source implementation of a fully >> compliant Python. There is also an open source project called Moonlight >> that allows IronPython to run in the browser. >> >>> However, you will still likely not get pygame >>> games running! :) >> >> That is a fact. But perhaps a new project could focus on Moonlight. >> >> -Doug >> >>> cheers >>> James >> > Is moonlight not part of silver light which is Microsoft's latest bid > to take over the internet and open source?
Moonlight, developed by the Mono project at Novell, is an open source implementation of Silverlight, a Microsoft commercial product. IronPython is released under an OSI-approved license by Microsoft. I'm working on cross-platform, cross-language libraries that can be used by Python, Ruby, JavaScript, Scheme, etc. but look like native libraries to each. -Doug > > > -- > Douglas E Knapp > > http://sf-journey-creations.wikispot.org/Front_Page >