* Alfred M. Szmidt [2021-03-12 00:24]:
>I am confused regarding the issues raised here against "porting" a GNU
> package
>to WebAssembly and would very much welcome clarification.
>
> The issue isn't porting the software, the issue what the user must
> depend on to be able to run the
I am confused regarding the issues raised here against "porting" a GNU
package
to WebAssembly and would very much welcome clarification.
The issue isn't porting the software, the issue what the user must
depend on to be able to run the program -- which is a remote server
when it comes to
Your example assumes that you run things locally, which is seldom the
case when it comes to Javascript/Webassembly.
The issue is depending on someone elses computer to run somenoe elses
software. Which is also entierly different from communicating with a
server.
On 3/11/21 3:18 AM, Schanzenbach, Martin wrote:
I am confused regarding the issues raised here against "porting" a GNU
package
to WebAssembly and would very much welcome clarification.
Don't be confused, Martin. It's guilt-by-association and nothing more.
There is no subtle or sophisticated
"Alfred M. Szmidt" writes:
> Depending on someone else to even be able to run
> your program is something we defintily do not want.
Are you arguing against Javascript, or SaaS, or just proprietary Saas?
Consider the following:
You have a Free Software browser which you built yourself. It
Browsers already offer websites the ability to access your [computer]
And that is the crux of it all, it is the exact situation the
Javascript trap talks about. Recommended reeading ...
So for instance GNU coreutils, bash, etc. could be compiled to
run in a browser tab.
I suggest you read the article about the Javascript trap about exactly
this type of danger. Depending on someone else to even be able to run
your program is something we defintily do not want.
Hi,
I am confused regarding the issues raised here against "porting" a GNU package
to WebAssembly and would very much welcome clarification.
As Jacob pointed out, WA can be considered (mostly) a compilation target from my
experience.
I have used emscripten (LLVM) before to do this IIRC for C
