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JSLinux Now Supports x86_64

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Re: JSLinux Now Supports x86_64

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Post by progrium »

peterburkimsher wrote: post #40
postalrat wrote: post #35

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Some sort of web based archive of applications/etc where you can boot them up in your browser.

That’s what I’d like to use it for as well, but it’s difficult to do so because there’s no way to edit the disk image. Any advice on how to create a JSLinux clone with a specific file pre-installed and auto-launching would be much appreciated!

Working with VMs always felt difficult because of this. So authoring was built-in to Docker. Now you can use Apptron to author and embed a Linux system on a web page. This aspect is usable, but it's only going to get better.

Re: JSLinux Now Supports x86_64

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Post by bakugo »

simonw wrote: post #19

The thing I most want to use this (or some other WASM Linux engine) for is running a coding agent against a virtual operating system directly in my browser. Claude Code / Codex CLI / etc are all great because they know how to drive Bash and other Linux tools. The browser is probably the best sandbox we have. Being able to run an agent loop against a WebAssembly Linux would be a very cool trick. I had a play with v86…

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Re: JSLinux Now Supports x86_64

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Post by stavros »

kantord wrote: post #47
simonw wrote: post #19

The thing I most want to use this (or some other WASM Linux engine) for is running a coding agent against a virtual operating system directly in my browser. Claude Code / Codex CLI / etc are all great because they know how to drive Bash and other Linux tools. The browser is probably the best sandbox we have. Being able to run an agent loop against a WebAssembly Linux would be a very cool trick. I had a play with v86…

This is not the technical solution you want, but I think it provides the result that you want: https://github.com/devcontainers tldr; devcontainers let you completely containerize your development environment. You can run them on Linux natively, or you can run them on rented computers (there are some providers, such as GitHub Codespaces) or you can also run them in a VM (which is what you will be stuck with on a Mac…

This is interesting (and I've seen it mentioned in some editors), but how do I use it? It would be great if it had bubblewrap support, so I don't have to use Docker.

Do you know if there's a cli or something that would make this easier? The GitHub org seems to be more focused on the spec.

Re: JSLinux Now Supports x86_64

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Post by stavros »

simonw wrote: post #29
jraph wrote: post #26

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Simon, this HN post didn't need to be about Gen AI. This thing is really inescapable those days.

Parallel thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47311484#47312829 - "I've always been fascinated by this, but I have never known what it would be useful for." I should have replied there instead, my mistake.

I don't know man, I didn't see anyone say "this post didn't need to be about ", HN has just become allergic to LLMs lately.

I'm excited about them and I think discussion on how to combine two exciting technologies are exactly what I'd like to see here.

Re: JSLinux Now Supports x86_64

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Post by bakugo »

stavros wrote: post #55
simonw wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Parallel thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47311484#47312829 - "I've always been fascinated by this, but I have never known what it would be useful for." I should have replied there instead, my mistake.

I don't know man, I didn't see anyone say "this post didn't need to be about ", HN has just become allergic to LLMs lately. I'm excited about them and I think discussion on how to combine two exciting technologies are exactly what I'd like to see here.

Has there ever been any other topic that was not only the subject of the majority of submissions, but also had a subset of users repeatedly butting into completely unrelated discussions to go "b-but what about ? we need to talk about here too! how can I relate this to ? look at my product!"?

You can't just roll in to a random post to tell people about your revolutionary new AI agent for the 50th time this week and expect them not to be at least mildly annoyed.

Re: JSLinux Now Supports x86_64

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Post by stavros »

bakugo wrote: post #56
stavros wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know man, I didn't see anyone say "this post didn't need to be about ", HN has just become allergic to LLMs lately. I'm excited about them and I think discussion on how to combine two exciting technologies are exactly what I'd like to see here.

Has there ever been any other topic that was not only the subject of the majority of submissions, but also had a subset of users repeatedly butting into completely unrelated discussions to go "b-but what about ? we need to talk about here too! how can I relate this to ? look at my product!"? You can't just roll in to a random post to tell people about your revolutionary new AI agent for the 50th time this week and ex…

I'm with you, but he wasn't telling us about his agent, he was saying "this is a cool technology and I've been wanting to use it to make a thing". The thing just happened to be LLM-adjacent.

Re: JSLinux Now Supports x86_64

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Post by purerandomness »

stavros wrote: post #55
simonw wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Parallel thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47311484#47312829 - "I've always been fascinated by this, but I have never known what it would be useful for." I should have replied there instead, my mistake.

I don't know man, I didn't see anyone say "this post didn't need to be about ", HN has just become allergic to LLMs lately. I'm excited about them and I think discussion on how to combine two exciting technologies are exactly what I'd like to see here.

You haven't been around here in the Blockchain/NFT/Smart Contract dark ages, have you?

Re: JSLinux Now Supports x86_64

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Post by stavros »

purerandomness wrote: post #58
stavros wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know man, I didn't see anyone say "this post didn't need to be about ", HN has just become allergic to LLMs lately. I'm excited about them and I think discussion on how to combine two exciting technologies are exactly what I'd like to see here.

You haven't been around here in the Blockchain/NFT/Smart Contract dark ages, have you?

Naw man I just signed up.

Re: JSLinux Now Supports x86_64

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Post by bakugo »

stavros wrote: post #57
bakugo wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Has there ever been any other topic that was not only the subject of the majority of submissions, but also had a subset of users repeatedly butting into completely unrelated discussions to go "b-but what about ? we need to talk about here too! how can I relate this to ? look at my product!"? You can't just roll in to a random post to tell people about your revolutionary new AI agent for the 50th time this week and ex…

I'm with you, but he wasn't telling us about his agent, he was saying "this is a cool technology and I've been wanting to use it to make a thing". The thing just happened to be LLM-adjacent.

Almost all of his comments "just happen" to be LLM-adjacent. At some point it stops "just happening" and it becomes clear that certain people (or their AI bots) are frequenting discussion spaces for the sole purpose of seeking out opportunities to bring up AI and self-promote.
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