D could catch this wave: web assembly

[Nick Sabalausky via Digitalmars-d]

On 06/22/2015 04:01 PM, Joseph Rushton Wakeling wrote:
> On Sunday, 21 June 2015 at 15:59:57 UTC, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>> On 06/21/2015 09:45 AM, Joseph Rushton Wakeling  wrote:
>>> Threw what in the trash-bin?
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_for_Android
>>
>> Though I may very well be missing something.
>
> Yea, Ubuntu for Android was a cool idea that sadly, as I understand it,
> got no uptake from manufacturers.  So Canonical just pushed ahead with
> their own full-Ubuntu phone and tablet OS and UI, and played everything
> much quieter until they'd actually landed hardware partners.
>
> It's obviously early days, but I think there's much to be quietly
> confident about: there's a lot to like in the OS and app design, and it
> is now by a long stretch the most free (as in freedom) phone OS available.

Interesting. I'll have to look into that more. (Such as, will it run on 
Android phones or does it need separate hardware?)