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Star OfficeStar OfficePosted Nov 18, 2003 15:34 UTC (Tue) by proski (subscriber, #104)Parent article: Sun Strikes Huge Linux Desktop Deal With China (TechWeb) I think it's more interesting that the desktop systems will include Star Office. Unlike Java, it cannot be downloaded for free. It's something one cannot do without having Sun involved. And it's also more important for the end users than Java.
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Star Office Posted Nov 18, 2003 17:14 UTC (Tue) by XERC (guest, #14626) [Link] When I first hearded the term "Sun Java Desktop", that I thought, thatit's something, what is totally based on Java and that the programming model for this desktop's user is also based on Java, for instance, that I could take a window of one program and stick it somehow in to my own Java program. It could have been an intereasting system from computer-sciense's point of view, but.... well, as I have heared from the lwn.net postings, I was daydreaming... Where did they take such a misleading phrase for their product???
Star Office Posted Nov 18, 2003 17:27 UTC (Tue) by djabsolut (guest, #12799) [Link] Sun is schizophrenic. From all appearances, there is substantial infighting going on within the company. The so called "Java Desktop System" is most likely a compromise between those who want to move ahead with embracing Linux/GNU and those who keep on thinking that the proprietary Solaris OS is still the way to go.
Java Desktop for X Window Posted Nov 18, 2003 22:54 UTC (Tue) by o27 (guest, #16967) [Link] You might be interested in the JD4X project: jdx.sourceforge.net. It is still in its very early stage of development but it might be what you are looking for.
Java Desktop for X Window Posted Nov 19, 2003 19:27 UTC (Wed) by XERC (guest, #14626) [Link] Thank You for the link!! Now that's exactly, what I think the Sun is missing!!! I think that tey should ship it as an alternative to Gnome, not to mention, it would be appropreate for them to finance the JD4X project.
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