If people want rich GUI apps that are portable, why aren't more developers providing solutions using good old Java SWING and delivering it via JNLP (WebStart). This has puzzled me for years.
...I set them up with a Mac (yes, I know but the Dock is a great thing it you only ever need 4 applications)
Have you been to Darwin ports? Literally thousands of Unix apps that can run on the mac. Add to that OpenOffice in the form of NeoOffice and Apple's own office suite and that it is a form of BSD under the hood and you realize that the Mac is a powerhouse.
Umm...Rich Internet Apps (RIAs) have been around a while now with JAVA Web Services (JNLP). This just changes the skill-set required. Does this do something Java Web Start does not?
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If people want rich GUI apps that are portable, why aren't more developers providing solutions using good old Java SWING and delivering it via JNLP (WebStart). This has puzzled me for years.
...I set them up with a Mac (yes, I know but the Dock is a great thing it you only ever need 4 applications)
Have you been to Darwin ports? Literally thousands of Unix apps that can run on the mac. Add to that OpenOffice in the form of NeoOffice and Apple's own office suite and that it is a form of BSD under the hood and you realize that the Mac is a powerhouse.
FYI, root is disabled by default on OS X.
Umm...Rich Internet Apps (RIAs) have been around a while now with JAVA Web Services (JNLP). This just changes the skill-set required. Does this do something Java Web Start does not?