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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. My problems with Java on the Desktop by Smelly+Jeffrey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Usually I wind up spilling my java all over my desktop when I read a particularly inflamatory on Slashdot...

  2. Re:The desktop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The desktop should have been written in a low level language, like VB. This interpreted language garbage is bad, because you still ahve to load th interpreter into memory, and it isn't buffer controlled against privilege escalations or unauthorized sudo activity.

  3. Re:ELQ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who cares if she can write or not?! She's a babe!