Speaking of things running in places where they were not necessarily meant to run, I have pretty much ported all of Unix to run as an HTML5 app in a browser tab. The whole thing is just a steaming pile of javascripty goodness.
It currently just copies OSX for the GUI, but I just wanted to do that to get people interested in helping me develop it, rather than trying to confuse end users. I've been hacking on it pretty constantly, all alone, for the past ~2.5 years, so if anyone wants to start working with me, let's talk! You can find my email on the site by clicking on the Pac Man icon and then "About".
First mission: work on a new GUI look and feel so big bad Apple doesn't come with their lawyer armies...
It currently just copies OSX for the GUI, but I just wanted to do that to get people interested in helping me develop it, rather than trying to confuse end users. I've been hacking on it pretty constantly, all alone, for the past ~2.5 years, so if anyone wants to start working with me, let's talk! You can find my email on the site by clicking on the Pac Man icon and then "About".
First mission: work on a new GUI look and feel so big bad Apple doesn't come with their lawyer armies...
Try it at http://urdesk.net