Re: Web versions

2021-03-17 Thread Jacob Bachmeyer
Jean Louis wrote: * Jacob Bachmeyer [2021-03-17 05:16]: Alfred M. Szmidt wrote: 2. Browsers do not offer POSIX API to JS/WebAssembly for very goodreasons. The other issue is that it wouldn't really be an operating system, if it runs in a web browser. Which kinda is the

Re: How to ensure not to fall into new Webassembly trap - was Re: Web versions

2021-03-17 Thread Jean Louis
* Alfred M. Szmidt [2021-03-17 16:33]: >>What we can do in GNU in regards to new technologies considered trap, >>as users will be lured to launch non-free software without possibility >>to verify it is to expand or extend the LibreJS to verify Webassembly >>

Re: How to ensure not to fall into new Webassembly trap - was Re: Web versions

2021-03-17 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
>What we can do in GNU in regards to new technologies considered trap, >as users will be lured to launch non-free software without possibility >to verify it is to expand or extend the LibreJS to verify Webassembly >programs for their licenses. > > It is easier,

Re: How to ensure not to fall into new Webassembly trap - was Re: Web versions

2021-03-17 Thread Jean Louis
* Alfred M. Szmidt [2021-03-17 12:04]: >What we can do in GNU in regards to new technologies considered trap, >as users will be lured to launch non-free software without possibility >to verify it is to expand or extend the LibreJS to verify Webassembly >programs for their

Re: How to ensure not to fall into new Webassembly trap - was Re: Web versions

2021-03-17 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
What we can do in GNU in regards to new technologies considered trap, as users will be lured to launch non-free software without possibility to verify it is to expand or extend the LibreJS to verify Webassembly programs for their licenses. It is easier, and far more practical to

How to ensure not to fall into new Webassembly trap - was Re: Web versions

2021-03-17 Thread Jean Louis
* Alfred M. Szmidt [2021-03-17 11:26]: >In that particular example I have been checking programs that are free >software as they are hosted on Github with free software licenses. I >gave you hyperlinks as references, you could verify it yourself. > > No, I (and really, it is not

Re: Web versions

2021-03-17 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
In that particular example I have been checking programs that are free software as they are hosted on Github with free software licenses. I gave you hyperlinks as references, you could verify it yourself. No, I (and really, it is not about you or me here -- it is about the casual user)

Re: Web versions

2021-03-17 Thread Jean Louis
* Jacob Bachmeyer [2021-03-17 05:16]: > Alfred M. Szmidt wrote: > >2. Browsers do not offer POSIX API to JS/WebAssembly for very > > goodreasons. > > > > The other issue is that it wouldn't really be an operating system, if > > it runs in a web browser. Which kinda is the whol