why? Imagine you had "try Debian" or "try Ubuntu" sites like you have for tryerlang and other programming languages so my question is, can javascript write and read files from the user? even if only limited to a folder like %appdata% or will I have to use something like Flash?
can javascript write and read files from the user?
No. Definite answer is no. Always no.
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can javascript write and read files from the user even if only limited to a folder like %appdata%
Yes. HTML5 has added or will add support for both of these.
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Anonymous2013-09-04 1:29
Those programming sites are compiled to LLVM bytecode (usually by using Clang, but any compiler that uses LLVM will do). I'd recommend you build a VM like Bochs like that, then just use that in the browser to emulate the hardware you need. It'll be a lot easier than writing a javascript linux kernel.
Forgot to clarify: you can't do this client-side (unless you're using some shitty browser with gaping vulnerabilities) but you can save some files in the server side, using SCALABLE CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES like node.jews. Not that you explicitly need to use node.jews, use whatever you want and do it in the server.
I'm confused. Is OP asking how to embed an SSH client into the browser? That would be the equivalent of all those shitty `tryfoola.ng' sites. Is he asking how to easily give windows users a way to try new operating systems? What he's looking for was pretty much already been done with Wubi, and it doesn't rely on a fucking browser.
I'm tired of the browser. I have an operating system for a reason. Sooner or later, some blowhard will replace the operating system with the browser, and we will have to start from scratch.
It's already happened, its called MOZILLA FIREFOX OS