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Another Review on Sun's Java Desktop

Posted by Cliff on from the as-the-mad-penguin-dances dept.

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.

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  1. J all over the world by FePe · · Score: 5, Funny
    It's been hard living with the "k" prefix in application names. And now it's going to be even harder living in this world with all these applications like JDictionary, JGraphpad, JDiskReport...

    Check this screenshot for example.

    --
    "Until you do what you believe in, how do you know whether you believe in it or not?" -- Leo Tolstoy
    1. Re:J all over the world by rhild · · Score: 5, Insightful

      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.