Subj : Zoom anyone?
To : Richard Menedetter
From : Borax Man
Date : Sun May 03 2020 07:20 am
Re: Zoom anyone?
By: Richard Menedetter to Borax Man on Sun May 03 2020 08:52 am
RM> That is not correct.
RM> They were not designed for it in the beginning.
RM> They ARE designed for it for a long time.
Yes, for a long time this mistake has festered. The issue is that we are
reimplementing gui elements over HTTP, and this has meant having to bolt on
functionality. I used to use quite a few web based apps at work, now none.
What used to be a web based apps is now dedicated client programs using a
crossplatform toolkit like QT.
We will continue to see complex websites, such as YouTube, Jitsi, there will
always be rich web portals, but we will see fewer applications unrelated to a
website using browsers.
RM> For example ChromeOS runs all its apps in the browser.
RM>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_OS
Is it a proper OS, or an appliance?
RM> Yes ... it cannot compete with an implementation on hand optimized
RM> assembly. But it is a great solution for me.
RM> I go to my website and can do videoconferences.
RM> On Linux, Windows, whatever.
RM> No need to install anything. GREAT!
Those functions will remain. What I was referring to are things like web based
Material Resource Management programs, Quality Management programs and other
enterprise applications. YouTube will remain web based (I do use a client
program for it from time tie time), but only because it is a 'natural' browser
target.
RM> Yes.
RM> But as the same tech is used by HTML5 Websites, you NEED to include it
RM> anyways, otherwise you will not be able to view websites made in the last
RM> few years.
HTML5 is a step forward. Standardisation and open codecs. Much better than
propreietary plugins.
Dennis Katsonis
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