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Re: Webvm: Virtual Machine for the Web

#11

Post by sudo_bang_bang » Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 4:51 AM UTC

Can I run WebVM inside WebVM?

Re: Webvm: Virtual Machine for the Web

#12

Post by mmh0000 » Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 4:59 AM UTC

athrowaway3z wrote: post #10

James_K wrote: post #6

Sad to see Linux turning into a web app. I thought they'd be smart enough to avoid this sort of trend. Hope they continue to support the desktop version.

I'm waiting for the IPhone app.

May your wish be granted:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ish-shell/id1436902243

Re: Webvm: Virtual Machine for the Web

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 5:00 AM UTC

athrowaway3z wrote: post #10

James_K wrote: post #6

Sad to see Linux turning into a web app. I thought they'd be smart enough to avoid this sort of trend. Hope they continue to support the desktop version.

I'm waiting for the IPhone app.

[deleted]

Re: Webvm: Virtual Machine for the Web

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Post by solarkraft » Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 5:09 AM UTC

Uptrenda wrote: post #9

I think its cool but am I the only one that doesn't really think the web is a good platform for this? Like, VM stuff needs to be as close to bare metal as possible to be fast. There's special processor features that make virtualisation work well. It's amazingly efficient now. You can vastly over-allocate your hardware between VMs with good modern virtualisation software because they're so damn efficient that they onl…

There are better approaches to virtualization when that’s your only goal, but this is on the web, which has value in itself.

Re: Webvm: Virtual Machine for the Web

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Post by maxloh » Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 5:39 AM UTC

zb3 wrote: post #7

Note this repository doesn't include source for CheerpX, which is the main component of WebVM.

Yeah, the project is merely an open-source wrapper to promote the underlying proprietary library.

Re: Webvm: Virtual Machine for the Web

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Post by lofaszvanitt » Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 5:47 AM UTC

Who needs this in the browser and for what purpose?

Re: Webvm: Virtual Machine for the Web

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Post by noobface » Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 5:54 AM UTC

James_K wrote: post #6

Sad to see Linux turning into a web app. I thought they'd be smart enough to avoid this sort of trend. Hope they continue to support the desktop version.

Poe's law in full effect.

Re: Webvm: Virtual Machine for the Web

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Post by balder1991 » Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 6:10 AM UTC

mmh0000 wrote: post #12

athrowaway3z wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm waiting for the IPhone app.

May your wish be granted: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ish-shell/id1436902243

This is great in comparison to nothing at all, but honestly it’s quite slow since it emulates a different architecture.

Re: Webvm: Virtual Machine for the Web

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Post by kristopolous » Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 6:14 AM UTC

James_K wrote: post #6

Sad to see Linux turning into a web app. I thought they'd be smart enough to avoid this sort of trend. Hope they continue to support the desktop version.

And a SPA no less. Pity

Re: Webvm: Virtual Machine for the Web

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Post by apignotti » Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 6:18 AM UTC

Hello again HN. Lead dev of WebVM and CTO of Leaning Technologies here. Happy to answer any question from the community.