Java Desktop System Review

Posted by michael on Tuesday December 2, 2003 @09:16AM 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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sunw == msft by walterbyrd · 2003-12-02 09:35 · Score: 2, Troll

If you use linux because you don't like msft, then you might want to stay away from sunw as well.

Sunw's involvement with scox has has been absolutely disgraceful. Not only has sunw been funding scox's attack on OSS, but McNealy has taken every oppertunity to squeal his silly lies about sunw having the only legal version of linux. Often, McNealy parrots McBride (scox's ceo) word for word.

I used to like sunw, but not anymore. There are plenty of other versions of linux available.