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* Camera (requires improved <code>getUserMedia()</code>; see [https://w3c.github.io/mediacapture-image/ Mediastream Image Capture]) | * Camera (requires improved <code>getUserMedia()</code>; see [https://w3c.github.io/mediacapture-image/ Mediastream Image Capture]) | ||
* Disk access for photos and music (requires much improved <code><input type=file></code>, ability to scan directories, return files of certain type) | * Disk access for photos and music (requires much improved <code><input type=file></code>, ability to scan directories, return files of certain type) | ||
* Storage (see [https://github.com/slightlyoff/StorageDurability/ StorageDurability]) | * Storage (see [[Storage]], [https://github.com/slightlyoff/StorageDurability/ StorageDurability]) | ||
These are sometimes suggested as requirements, but are less convincing: | These are sometimes suggested as requirements, but are less convincing: | ||
Latest revision as of 12:54, 13 March 2015
This page maintains a list of missing pieces to turn the web into a proper OS.
- Offline (tentative solution: service workers)
- Payments (tentative solution:
requestAutocomplete()) - Camera (requires improved
getUserMedia(); see Mediastream Image Capture) - Disk access for photos and music (requires much improved
<input type=file>, ability to scan directories, return files of certain type) - Storage (see Storage, StorageDurability)
These are sometimes suggested as requirements, but are less convincing:
- Contacts (tentative solution: use the "cloud")
- "systemXHR" (no CORS, no opaque responses; tentative solution: proxy or use the "cloud")
- TCP (tentative solution: proxy or use the "cloud")
Needs more examination:
