O'Reilly Releases "Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop"

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JDS Brings Open Source to the Masses
O'Reilly Releases "Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop"

Sebastopol, CA--Sun Microsystems' Java Desktop System (JDS) is an
unusually robust, well-integrated desktop system that may indeed become
the first to fulfill the promise of open source for the masses. JDS makes
Linux and other open source software suitable for everyday personal
computer users, including office workers, students, and mobile and home
users. And "Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop" (O'Reilly, US $34.95) by Tom
Adelstein and Sam Hiser helps those everyday users become highly
productive using JDS.

"JDS helps you unleash the power of Linux without much of a learning
curve," note Adelstein and Hiser. "You get the convenience of a familiar
and friendly desktop screen along with the secure, stable, and extensible
Linux operating system." JDS behaves much like a Windows or Mac system,
but with many more powerful features. JDS has seen widespread adoption in
the United States, Britain, China, and elsewhere.

"You will like JDS," authors Adelstein and Hiser promise their readers.
"Although other user-friendly operating systems for personal computers
exist, they do not combine the polish, the wealth of software, the
security, and the support from a trusted company that you get with JDS."

But readers needn't take their word for it. With the CD that accompanies
this book, readers can take the JDS Linux desktop for a test drive without
having to install software or overwrite anything on their current computer
system. They can experiment with JDS at their own pace and return to their
regular operating system whenever they like.

But the authors also caution readers that they aren't likely to want to
return to the trials and tribulations of proprietary operating systems:
"Sun has produced an intuitive desktop that allows you not only to use
what you already know about a computer but also to do more than you
thought you could."

Adelstein and Hiser deliver a step-by-step tour of JDS and countless
timesaving tips, tricks, and shortcuts. "Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop"
covers such housekeeping chores as setting up networking, updates, and
backups. It goes into great depth concerning the key productivity tools
every user needs: email, web browsing, instant messaging, word processing,
spreadsheets, and slide presentations.

For anyone eager to use and to learn Linux, "Exploring the JDS Linux
Desktop" is clear and direct. But it's loaded with insights from authors
who have spent time working with, supporting, and enhancing the system.
There's plenty here for the new users as well as for seasoned Linux
professionals.

Additional Resources:

Chapter Four, "JDS Networking," is available online at:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jds/chapter/index.html

For more information about the book, including table of contents, index,
author bios, and samples, see:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jds/

For a cover graphic in JPEG format, go to:
ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/0596007...

Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop
Tom Adelstein and Sam Hiser
ISBN 0-596-00752-3, 390 pages, $34.95 US, $50.95 CA
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