> This situation also poses a big problem for the development of new operating systems.
I am currently developing a new kind of operating system using nothing but web technologies (ie, it is technically a single-page web app). It might not be the same kind of legacy hardware-centric operating system that most techies fret over, as I am just interested in "userland" ideas (ie, what new kinds of applications can we build, using what new kinds of higher-order abstractions). IMO, the kinds of research programs you are thinking of are really, practically speaking, solved problems.
Also, my OS is compatible with POSIX, as it is the first (that I know of) Javascript implementation of IEEE Std. 1003.1 (Shell Command Language).
As individual developers, we really need to start thinking of web browsers as the hardware layer, virtualized as it may be. Just as the scripting languages of the early 90's allowed us all to start thinking at higher levels at the language layer, modern web browsers allow us to start thinking at higher levels at the OS layer.
I am currently developing a new kind of operating system using nothing but web technologies (ie, it is technically a single-page web app). It might not be the same kind of legacy hardware-centric operating system that most techies fret over, as I am just interested in "userland" ideas (ie, what new kinds of applications can we build, using what new kinds of higher-order abstractions). IMO, the kinds of research programs you are thinking of are really, practically speaking, solved problems.
Also, my OS is compatible with POSIX, as it is the first (that I know of) Javascript implementation of IEEE Std. 1003.1 (Shell Command Language).
The project is called "Linux on the Web" :
- https://linuxontheweb.org
~or~
- https://linuxontheweb.appspot.com
As individual developers, we really need to start thinking of web browsers as the hardware layer, virtualized as it may be. Just as the scripting languages of the early 90's allowed us all to start thinking at higher levels at the language layer, modern web browsers allow us to start thinking at higher levels at the OS layer.