Quoth Robert Ransom: > So, you think that > > - a terminal emulator written in JavaScript > - which produces its output by manipulating XML DOM objects > - which in turn cause a browser to rerun its page *layout* algorithm > - and then redraw the terminal screen > > will be as snappy as xterm? Or by ‘done right’, do you mean that you > want a terminal written in Java or Google Native Client? > > Where's Uriel?
Indeed. Hell, give me a bloated GNU system anyday over a browser-as-OS system. Apart from the enormous drop in possible software efficiency and cleanness, browser-based programs default to loss of privacy and software freedom.
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