Am 24.01.2012, 20:57 Uhr, schrieb F i L <witte2...@gmail.com>:
I'm unfamiliar with Java Web Start, but if it's anything like MS's ActiveX plugin (which is commonly compared to NaCL) then it differs from NaCL in one major way: security. ActiveX could run native native code in a browser as well, and Java applets got pretty close. The problem is that those plugins can harm you system, whereas NaCL cannot. Every machine instruction in NaCL is sandboxed and checked for malicious intent before it's deemed execute-ready and ran. You can check out some NaCL games made with Unity3D on Google's webstore. Search "Chordy" or "Sleepy Jack".
No, it is about launching desktop applications via a link from a website. The applications are signed to get access to the computer. Web Start also keeps the software up to date and installs Start Menu links. Pretty simple, much like installing a FireFox plugin.
