A Linux system running over JavaScript [LWN.net]

A Linux system running over JavaScript

Posted May 18, 2011 8:46 UTC (Wed) by robert_s (subscriber, #42402)
In reply to: A Linux system running over JavaScript by clump
Parent article: A Linux system running over JavaScript

"This opens a world of possibilities."

Does it? I'm extremely worried if anyone plans on using this for something mainstream, as impressive as it is.

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A Linux system running over JavaScript

Posted May 19, 2011 14:02 UTC (Thu) by clump (subscriber, #27801) [Link]

Why be worried? Is creating a virtual machine from a browser any more or less of a cause for concern than "normal" ways of starting virtual machines?

As per possibilities, the traditional ways of starting machines are (roughly): 1) bare metal, 2) subsets of bare metal, or 3) using relatively dedicated software to start virtual machines. Starting a virtual machine from a web browser is new way of starting virtual machines, with a very common denominator.