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Another Review on Sun's Java Desktop
An anonymous reader inputs: "Mad Penguin has posted a comprehensive review of Sun's JDS 2003 Linux distribution, and it is one of the most honest I have seen: "The developers behind this effort need to focus on what makes a desktop OS great: ease of use, multimedia support, and simple/accessible networking features." Without that, the author says that the distro cannot survive. there was also mention of Project Looking Glass, a 3D java desktop environment for Linux that is still under heavy development." Compare this review with the first one that was posted, back in December.
I have to agree with you on this one. Most end users have zero interest in what language was used to develop some program. They just want it to work, look nice, and not surprise them in unpleasant ways.
A lot of thought should go into a program's name, but one of the things that matters the least is trying to reflect in the name the language or GUI kit used to develop it.
I have to admit I have always been very critical of sun's software, but this 'java desktop system' seems like one of the lamest distro's ever. There really isn't an innovative thing in it (which is the only reason to make a new distro IMHO) besides including the java plugin for mozilla. The theme, which makes everything look like it was written with the java gui api is awful. I think they would have been better off if they just shipped XD2 on there hardware.