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Java Desktop System Review
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."
E-Week also has a good review.
Learning HOW to think is more important than learning WHAT to think.
That's cause she's the one submitting them (check at the very bottom under "accepted stories"). Yeah, she submitted it anonymously, but slashdot tries to 'hide' anonymous posts/submissions, right? As you can see, the code was poorly architected, and some 'anti-anonymizing' stuff gets through. This leads to the assumption that anonymous really isn't anonymous at all... regardless of where it happens on this site.
Not a troll, just an observation. So much for practicing what you preach.
Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
Not Red Hat, SuSE. The JDS uses Yast2 as its installer. Of course, please realize that this is a bastardized SuSE.
Where's my lobbyist? Right here.
She finds flaws that are the most obscure and exploits them as if they are there only for her to find exploit. Is there any mention of reading the release notes? They usually make reference to such issues...just glanced at their site, anyone know where to FIND the release notes?? Sun has always had the worst web layout...
It's always good to read about new distros and what's good/bad with them, but when a minor thing like a specific NIC having a bug...it's not something go ballistic over and write half a page of how angry you are. Now if it was with MOST NICs, yes then it's a good case to go ballistic
"Some things have to be believed to be seen." - Ralph Hodgson
Here it is:
Write Twice, Run Anywhere
If you were me, you'd be good lookin'. - six string samurai
Did you read her review of fedora?
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5111
Read that, and tell me she's a competant reviewer in any way. She circumvents the entire package system then complains when things break, and doesn't read the readme that comes with the installation for flash.
The big kicker comes in when she declares samba "broken," due to her installing it on a vmware VM that had sharing turned on, which is a known VMWARE issue (not a fedora, or linux issue at all).
She also complains about sound stuttering/etc, when again, she's on a VM.
Just read through that review, and tell me there's a single REAL bit of fedora review in there.
Unless I'm mistaken, they could easily burn their presentations using Nautilus.