Linux running inside a PDF file via a JavaScript-compiled RISC-V emulator
by sxp on 2/4/2025, 6:05:36 PM
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Someone got Linux running inside a PDF file, because its users are something else
-This Linux distro runs in a JavaScript-compiled RISC-V emulator within a PDF.
-This PDF file format supports Javascript allowing computation within documents.
-The user input includes a virtual keyboard and a box translating text to on-screen actions.
by brudgers on 2/7/2025, 2:24:38 PM
recently, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42959775
Full title and bullets from the article:
Someone got Linux running inside a PDF file, because its users are something else
-This Linux distro runs in a JavaScript-compiled RISC-V emulator within a PDF.
-This PDF file format supports Javascript allowing computation within documents.
-The user input includes a virtual keyboard and a box translating text to on-screen actions.