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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