I'm not sure which attack vector you are referring to, but there has been a lot of work going into security recently. Each application gets a sandbox that it can't break out of. This is done by creating facades for the various APIs, which prevents applications from overwriting system objects and functions (if an application were to overwrite System.openFile(), that would only take effect for that application.

The Window Manager is a point of weakness at this time, because it does not adequately conceal it's inner DOM elements. That means applications are still able to access the visual layout of other applications, which presents a security concern for applications that display sensitive information. However, the problem is noted and will be tackled at the next available time.

Keep in mind, just the same as your offline desktop, apps need to be installed, or provided by us. When you install an application, you should be sure it is from a provider you trust. Additionally, since applications are 100% JavaScript and packaged in a similar format to Mozilla Addons (a renamed .zip file), it is possible to inspect any application's source code.

I tried to open a new topic, but I failed.
I apologize for my English.
I'm from Serbia, and I am a teacher for visually impaired children.
I'm interested in whether the AmoebaOS meets the accessibility standards?
Hope that we understand each other.

Аnyone?

Hi Qbin,

Unfortunately, amoebaOS isn't great for accessibility to the visually impaired. That said, I think therer is room to grow there, and I would be interested in your thoughts regarding what featyres might help bring a better experience to visually impaired users. Is ARIA compliance good enough for children to be able to navigate around an OS?

Hi, I'm wondering if amoebaOS can run on iPad, because the only thing it runs flash on is Youtube.

Yes, amoebaOS runs fine on the iPad, right in the browser. This is because amoebaOS doesn't use Flash or any other plug-ins.

The reason YouTube works on the iPad is because they automatically switch to HTML5 for iOS devices. Flash does not work on iOS at all, it's not specific to any application or website.

There is frash......and skyfire and this other javascript bookmarklet for certain videos

Yes, those are all workarounds. Frash and Skyfire run Flash content on a remote server and stream the result to the device, so they aren't really running Flash on the phone. That method would be too slow for a fullscreen application like amoeaOS. The bookmarklet just looks for Flash-based video players that are streaming content in an HTML5 compatible format (usually mp4) and converts the player to a simple html5 one.

Frash is native, which is why you need to be jailbroken. But it doesn't work with videos. But the rest of them are what you said.