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Is there any restriction on publishing Kynetx browser apps on addons.mozilla.org or chrome.google.com/extensions that explains why there are no kynetx apps available there ?

When I search for "Kynetx" I get 0 results.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=kynetx&cat=all&x=0&y=0

https://chrome.google.com/extensions/search?itemlang=&hl=en&q=kynetx

0 results too when I search for PeerIndex, HoverMe, TwiKlout, YouTube Refreshed ...

Loic Devaux
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Yes there are restrictions for Mozilla Firefox Add-ons. My submission of Hoverme was rejected because it performed remote JavaScript execution. Which is a fundamental part of the Kynetx Browser Application architecture. As stated on their Review Process: Add-on Policies page remote JavaScript execution is not allowed. But the good news is that we have the Kynetx Browser Application Marketplace

edorcutt
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  • Then maybe there should exist a "regular" FF extension on Mozilla Firefox Add-ons that allows us to install Kynetx browser apps from KBX. – Loic Devaux Apr 15 '11 at 05:23
  • I also believe there is a way to build Kynetx browser apps that are compatible with the restrictions you mention. kobj-static.js and the ruleset generated js code could be packaged inside the FF extension . All "emits" could be replaced with a json response like : [here](http://globalconstant.scnay.com/2011/04/09/creating-a-restful-web-service-with-krl/) and the FF extension would react to the json response. We'd lose "autoupdate" but that isn't allowed anyway by Mozilla. The Mozilla Firefox Add-on page gets so many visitors that I believe it is important to increase Kynetx presence there. – Loic Devaux Apr 15 '11 at 05:33
  • Since the [dual execution environment](http://docs.kynetx.com/docs/Dual_Execution_Environment) is a fundamental component of the Kynetx runtime architecture I do not believe it would be possible to generate standalone browser extensions. – edorcutt Apr 17 '11 at 04:04
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There's no technical reason why they can't be listed. That's on our radar and we're working on that. Expect to see it there soon.

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