Google claiming 'Initial import of v8-native WASM.'

Google have imported their v8-native-prototype into v8 and are labeling
it 'WASM', see https://codereview.chromium.org/1504713014/

This group has not specified a binary encoding beyond some general
points and there are no instances that can claim to be 'WASM'. Should
one member of the group be promoting an extreme variation under their
proprietary control as a product of this group by labeling it 'WASM'?

The v8-native-prototype has been recently promoted as an instance to
iterate on, see https://github.com/WebAssembly/design/issues/497 but at
least it was qualified as the 'V8 native binary format' whereas the v8
import seems to be claiming it is WASM.

The name and focus of this group is a matter of dispute. Promoting the
WASM labeling, and a parallel to a binary virtual code at the exclusion
of a clear source code story for the web, do not appear to me to be acts
of good faith by Google.

Google have a Chair on this group, Jean-Francois Bastien.

Regards
Douglas Crosher

Received on Friday, 11 December 2015 13:10:30 UTC