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Chrome OS will presumably include Google Native Client support so that native code can run (with some limitations) (long but good video on Google Native Client:
by gprisament 17y ago
Chrome OS will presumably include Google Native Client support so that native code can run (with some limitations) (long but good video on Google Native Client: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgng4C18nNk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgng4C18nNk).
I'd much rather have an OS with the capabilities to sandbox applications, but that can still run an arbitrary binary. For example, I cannot imagine hardware device manufacturers writing drivers that are "cloud apps".
- wmf 17y agoChrome OS doesn't support native apps but the drivers are regular Linux drivers. Of course, you probably can't install drivers, so whatever drivers come with the computer are what you get. I don't see this as a problem since netbooks don't have slots and most USB devices use class drivers.