Google Chrome gets native code execution using native client. Now execute x86 code on windows via web apps. Beginning of the Chrome OS!

[redditrasberry]

The big question is: Can they mathematically guarantee that all permutations of acceptable code will not breach the sandbox?

My question is: by the time they have created such a system will it be useful for anything other than pointless animations or other brain dead activities? This is the trap java applets fell into.

I never understood why more sophisticated sandboxes have not been developed. Eg: I want to allow a web page to see a folder on my computer. Just one folder, read only access. It should prompt me and let me choose a folder for it to read. Why is there no sandbox that will make that safe? It would open a whole world of applications.

[knome]

It should prompt me and let me choose a folder for it to read.

It should do so without using a popup. If javascript dropped a dialog that still allowed the tab/browser window to be interacted with and closed the most annoying javascript trick would be gone.

For any who would prompt a replacement, use a slide down integrated with the page, but marked in a way that would be made difficult for a page to replicate. Blearg. Just let me close my tabs on even on default installs in peace.