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Hasn't this already been done with Java applets? Would the difference here be that instead of running Java, you could run almost any language?

• grun 13y ago
  > Would the difference here be that instead of running Java, you could run > almost any language? More than just any language - any Linux software.
  • jetti 13y ago
    And what are the dependencies? What is the lifetime of the VM? It says that Arc uses VirtualBox, does that mean I would need a full install of VirtualBox to use this?
    • lost-theory 13y ago
      Yes, I just tried it. The first screen on the downloaded installer says it will download & install Virtualbox, and run Virtualbox + Arc upon system startup.
      • grun 13y ago
        VirtualBox is included in the Arc installer. It doesn't have to be downloaded or installed separately.
        • slacka 13y ago
          Congratulations! This is a great idea. If I needed port a network and/or performance critical Linux app to the web, Arc offers some unique advantages. However there is some serious competition from Java apps, jslinux, Emscripten w/ asm.js, and (P)NaCl. I don't have a Mac, so I haven't tried out your demo yet, but ideally you should make this work like genymotion, using the existing VirualBox install in headless mode. This would also make a much quicker install option for existing vbox users. Hopefully you can avoid the mistake YouWave made of interfering with an existing vbox installs.
      • BWStearns 13y ago
        Where did you find the file to try it? I only saw the blogpost.
        • jetti 13y ago
          There was an example site that was linked in the blog post: http://peggo.co/ http://peggo.co/ It will only work with OS X 10.7+ though.
          • BWStearns 13y ago
            Oh ok, that's why it worked for me then. I thought he was making the beta of Arc available already. It looks like it might solve a problem with an in-house project I've been working on at work recently.
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