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Java Desktop System Review

Posted by michael on from the write-once-run-sometimes dept.

Reader writes "OSNews has the first in-depth review of Sun's Java Desktop System based on the final code. The article discusses the good (stability, Star Office 7, good Java integration) and the bad (no KDE, buggy RealTek driver, shaky Samba) and it includes a number of screenshots. It seems that Sun has put all its attention on Gnome and while this is good for cosistency across their desktop (some of their Java apps use the native GTK+ themeing), it also limits its users from an out-of-the-box KDE and its thousands of apps choice."

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  1. The desktop by Kelz · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Looks like someone spliced Windows XP and KDE.

  2. Is KDE or gnome better? by Thinkit3 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I keep hearing about them. Choice is good, but choice is confusing and creates incompatabilities.

    --
    -Libertarian secular transhumanist
  3. what the fuck is the deal with Emiril Legasse? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    I had the misfortune of seeing that Emiril asshole on TV over the weekend.


    What the fuck is the deal with him? Hisonly skill seems to be making funny faces and repeating canned lines. The audience was even worse - I've never seen so many mouth breathers since Jerry Springer did a live broadcast at walmart. I guess they'd never heard of exotic spices like "salt" and "pepper"?

  4. MOD PARENT DOWN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    "N-n-n-n NO! No TIME for Dance Dance Revolution, oh but it's been so long! I cannot allow the BASTARD flooders' comments to be seen. MY DOMAIN IS SACRED!"

    and

    "YOU BASTARD FUCK!", Eugenia erupts in raw hatred, simultaneously ripping a 120 decibel-at-1-meter fart into the back of her chair. "Nobody is to be attack my site!" Eugenia blasts away at 10 words per minute in a barely-coherant broken English. She's on a mission. After several hours, the words on the screen are completely shattered and in disarray, they make no sense. Eugenia is impressed with her English progress and submits her lousy retort. Relaxing only for several seconds to savor the rush, she continues her patrol, sleepless into the night.

  5. Re:Sun!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Is it true that you are a gay nigger?

  6. Re:Sucks by HaverOfPeculiarBox · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    you fucking communist /. bastards. moderate on quality of someone's point, rather than their opinion.

  7. Re:GI Joe Body Massage by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    eso's so gay.

  8. Re:Same shit... different day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    In the long and excellent tradition of open sores and free-as-in-whatever software community, let me be the one to say BUILD IT YOURSELF, FUCKFACE.

    Also, IT'S TEH FREE, STOP COMPLAINING ASSWIPE

    Oh, and RTFM NOOB, too.

  9. Re:ELQ by jhunsake · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    she isn't a supermodel

    That's quite the understatement. She's fucking disgusting.