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Google x86 Native Browser Client Maybe Not So Crazy After All

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

GMGruman writes "Google's experimental technology to run native x86 binaries in the browser shows lots of potential, writes Neil McAllister. He's previously said it was a crazy idea, but a new version of Native Client (NaCl) caused McAllister to take a fresh look, which has led him to conclude the technology is crazy like a fox. McAllister explains what NaCl is useful for, how to use it, and why it's not a Java or a Flash or a JavaScript replacement, but something else."

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  1. Re:Not Java, more like Active X by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now all they need to do is give it full access to the Windows Registry and we'll be right back to where we started.

  2. this is a terrible idea by digitalsushi · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am qualified to comment because I have skimmed the article summary. Furthermore, I know perfectly well that any time a browser allows for new features, it's a way to get hacked by eastern bloc countries. Finally, I can't remember why I was angry in the first place, but I can guarantee you that if whatever it was is also the reason the honeybees have been dying off. I am getting so sick of this stuff!

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  3. Re:NaCl? by Tr3vin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes. The media framework (audio, OpenGL, etc) is called Pepper.

  4. Re:ActiveX revisited? by sexconker · · Score: 1, Funny

    Why make it secure, when there is money to be made by having it INsecure. Trust Google...

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