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This makes it theoretically possible to run everything via cloud, if you didn't already see that coming. Yes. But my question is why would I want this? I won't

This makes it theoretically possible to run everything via cloud, if you didn't already see that coming. Yes. But my question is why would I want this? I won't own the software anymore. The web has shown over and over again to have far less privacy. The vendor could disappear, change their terms, change their fees any time. As a customer/user you become basically powerless. And for non-cloud applications: what's the point. My distribution already compiles and provides most of the software that I need and my machine doesn't need to waste time/energy on JITing.

kristiandupont 7y ago
> The web has shown over and over again to have far less privacy This may be inherent to the web but a native app would (given the current level of sandboxing) have more freedom to make http requests than a webapp. So there would be no win in forcing the bad actors to make native apps. The argument about owning the software is a valid one, and I for one am not terribly excited about the continuous updates to everything which sometimes changes the UI of a tool that I use and know and cost me time out of the blue. However, I am using wallabyjs, a "native" app (plugin to vscode) and it updates itself practically every other day. I think that reality is hitting all kinds of software anyway.
wtetzner 7y ago
As I understand it, WASM binaries have a well defined interface and can easily be sandboxed. Perhaps there would then be a way to just download WASM binaries from the web and run them locally, with your own sandbox restrictions imposed on them. I think the ability to sandbox these applications (even if they're not delivered over the web) might actually be the more valuable aspect of WASM.