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Sun Java Desktop 2 Review
Anon. writes "Linux.com is carrying a pretty damning review of Sun Java Desktop System version 2. JDS seemed to have issues with almost each and every machine the author tested it on, support was quite bad - and to top it all, the software comes with a seven page license document. Something seems to be terribly wrong somewhere - otherwise why would Sun decide to ship JDS with kernel 2.4.19 at this stage?" (Slashdot and Linux.com are both part of OSDN.)
Wow, they really shortened it.
Paper documentation would be nice. How are you supposed to read PDF files on a CD if you can't even get the system working?
Maybe they have to say in the box to use any Windows PC to read the manual before install.
Why are you not asking a similar question of Debian???
Haha, thats hillarious. Mmmmmmm, Sun is baaad.. Mmmmkay?
On a slightly differeny note I do really get tired of all the Sun bashing that goes on.
Oh come on. Being nothing more than a pioneering and innovative open systems company with decades of experience, if Sun refuses to listen to the wise suggestions of thousands of open source zealots, many of whom have at least a year or two of software experience, what can it expect?
How is it useless? If the only reviews I read of JDS2 were "wow its awesome on my P2/333 box d00d" and then I bought it for my systems and it didn't work, then I'd feel that review was a failure.
If you read the review carefully, I didn't blast Sun on anything except licensing, support, and the poor decision that led to the old kernel. The included software, the new utilities and the customized UI I thought were great... but useless to me because my hardware isn't supported.
It's not a very flattering review of the product, but at least it is honest. I shouldn't have to go hunting for a computer that will work with the software. The review reflects my experiences which could very well be your experiences too if you have similar systems.
-Jem