Re:Haiku OS ported and running on RISC-V
by maratc on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @01:42PM
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That's interesting but GP points out that major applications like
> car console, tablet, media centre, info kiosk etc
would be possible but hard without a mainstream browser. Sure, one can develop a native application, but this is not how mainstream development is done these days. E.g. info kiosks basically are browsers that display whatever there is on a (frequently updated) server, and so there's zero maintenance for a kiosk.
Re:Haiku OS ported and running on RISC-V
by caslon on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @03:06PM
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There are plenty of companies that make desktop apps. Car consoles (generally) don't use browsers. I am sure that those applications would get on just fine without running Chromium. A car with a web browser is a nightmare.
> car console, tablet, media centre, info kiosk etc
would be possible but hard without a mainstream browser. Sure, one can develop a native application, but this is not how mainstream development is done these days. E.g. info kiosks basically are browsers that display whatever there is on a (frequently updated) server, and so there's zero maintenance for a kiosk.