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LibTerm is very similar (also based on ios_system): https://libterm.app/ https://libterm.app/ iSH uses a completely different approach -- it's a custom x86+lin
by 5- 6y ago
LibTerm is very similar (also based on ios_system): https://libterm.app/ https://libterm.app/
iSH uses a completely different approach -- it's a custom x86+linux emulator that runs complete unaltered alpine linux userland: https://ish.app/ https://ish.app/
- GekkePrutser 6y agoYeah I notice that even the websites of LibTerm and A-Shell are almost the same. They use exactly the same icons for some items! I assume one is a fork of the other?
- aloknnikhil 6y agoSeems like both use this framework to generate the landing page https://github.com/emilbaehr/automatic-app-landing-page https://github.com/emilbaehr/automatic-app-landing-page
- willis936 6y agoI ctrl-F'd the comments for "LibTerm" because this looked identical and I was wondering what the differences were. I guess there aren't many.
- leoh 6y agoImpressive, do you know why they emulate x86 though?
- saagarjha 6y agoIf your question is “why emulate”, then the answer to that is “because creating pages of executable code is difficult to get past app review”. If you question is “why x86”, then see https://github.com/ish-app/ish/wiki/FAQ#q-why-does-ish-not-emulate-arm-or-some-other-architecture https://github.com/ish-app/ish/wiki/FAQ#q-why-does-ish-not-e...
- harperlee 6y agoish is cool but still has some rough edges - I could not run clojure for example, as java seems to choke on running over the emulator.
- spupy 6y agoAre these websites (a-Shell and LibTerm) generated using some sort of default github template? They have identical layouts, icons, and fonts.