[OLPC-AU] Fwd: [Sugar-devel] Booting Linux over JavaScript.

[Tim McNamara]

+1

Ham is to hamster what Java is to JavaScript.


On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Sridhar Dhanapalan
<sridhar at laptop.org.au>wrote:

> JavaScript, not Java. They are completely different languages.
>
> The back history is that "JavaScript" was originally positioned as a
> scripting addition to Java. It quite quickly grew its own legs, and is
> now a very capable language on its own. Unfortunately the name still
> creates confusion.
>
> Sridhar
>
>
> On 31 May 2011 09:34, Eric Barrows <eric.barrows at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Yes, but flash is working better on the XO than Java is...
> > http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/119475
> > (I can't see if angrbirds works as it's blocked by DET)
> > "eating is a political act." Michael Pollan.
> >
> >
> > On 25 May 2011 17:40, Sridhar Dhanapalan <sridhar at laptop.org.au> wrote:
> >>
> >> Yet another example of what can be done in pure JavaScript: a full x86
> >> emulator, running Linux.
> >>
> >> Also, here's Angry Birds in JavaScript: http://chrome.angrybirds.com/
> >>
> >> I'm looking forward to kicking Flash to the kerb and embracing open
> >> standards for the Web! :)
> >>
> >> Sridhar
> >>
> >>
> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> From: Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu>
> >> Date: 20 May 2011 07:41
> >> Subject: [Sugar-devel] Booting Linux over JavaScript.
> >> To: OLPC Devel <devel at laptop.org>, Sugar-dev Devel
> >> <sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org>
> >>
> >>
> >> Try http://bellard.org/jslinux/ in Google Chrome/Chromium or Firefox
> >> 4. Original post at http://lwn.net/Articles/443200/
> >>
> >> cheers,
> >> Sameer
> >> --
> >> Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
> >> Associate Professor, Information Systems
> >> Director, Campus Business Solutions
> >> San Francisco State University
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