Linux running inside a PDF file via a JavaScript-compiled RISC-V emulator

by sxpon 2/4/25, 6:05 PMwith 2 comments
by sxpon 2/4/25, 6:05 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.