If you want to run realistic programs in the browser (and not just technology demos), WebAssembly, asm.js, and compilation to JavaScript in general is the way to go. WebAssembly can easily execute within a factor of 2 of optimized GCC binaries, whereas JSLinux is ~80x slower.
Paired with compilers like Emscripten and GopherJS Browsix has the potential to be a relatively fast and lightweight solution to running legacy code in the browser in a way that integrates with existing tools for web UIs.
Do you have a real world use case for this sort of thing? I'm digging the ability to do these kinds of satanic rites, but I'm not really sure that there's a practical use today other than pushing the bounds of what's possible..
I think the most compelling use case is running legacy code in the browser (and in applications like Atom and Visual Studio Code) - like our Latex example.
Another good use case are command line tools like graphviz. Someone wrote a wrapper around an emscriptenized Graphviz that looks great, but Browsix should lower the bar for using great existing tools like these from JavaScript.
If you want to run realistic programs in the browser (and not just technology demos), WebAssembly, asm.js, and compilation to JavaScript in general is the way to go. WebAssembly can easily execute within a factor of 2 of optimized GCC binaries, whereas JSLinux is ~80x slower.
Paired with compilers like Emscripten and GopherJS Browsix has the potential to be a relatively fast and lightweight solution to running legacy code in the browser in a way that integrates with existing tools for web UIs.