* Alfred M. Szmidt <a...@gnu.org> [2021-03-16 00:14]: > Lets try to stick to one topic, and not fan out so much? That is, > running software in a web browser that you download from someone elses > server.
I have downloaded so much software in last 24 hours as I was installing new OS (Parabola), so I have downloaded it from some server and I run it. If I download software into Emacs, I run it in Emacs. Then there is Racket interface, I could download scheme and run it in Racket interface (but did not do). Difference is that browser software would be compiled. But I could as well download byte code for Emacs and run it, it is also kind of obfuscated in that sense. > There are now many Javascript application such as notes, where all > users' data remain in the browser, nothing is stored on the remote > server. That is good development. > > It is not, since such a program could just as well be run locally, > without the dependancy on someone else infrastructure. If that server > goes away, you're shit out of luck. I am sure you are mistaken there. I said, there are now applications (at least I know about them now), that run quite everything on your computer, through browser. So there is no server dependency. TiddlyWiki note taking in a browser https://tiddlywiki.com/ That is one good example. You can edit notes and save it, all locally, it works offline. Or https://nullboard.io/preview Such applications work offline in browser. No need for network.