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So is Mozilla going to let us implement JIT and performant JS runtimes with alternative browsers on Firefox OS? As I understand it -- like Apple -- they going t
by pifflesnort 14y ago
So is Mozilla going to let us implement JIT and performant JS runtimes with alternative browsers on Firefox OS? As I understand it -- like Apple -- they going to sandbox apps.
In Mozilla's case, there are even more restrictions due to their forcing developers to target only the browser's VM, rather than running as native code.
- ibotty 14y agoyou cannot compare this. for b2g apps the browser is the os. so you will only be able to provide a different shell to the browser if you so desire. firefox os is not going to be the something you can extend in any way. that's a design goal.
- pifflesnort 14y agoThis creates a two-tier caste system that separates out 'platform developers' from 'app developers'. In this system, something like Firefox could never emerge in the first place. All language, runtime, VM, and similar innovation could only come from Mozilla themselves.