Java Desktop System
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Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) is a desktop environment for Solaris and Linux from Sun Microsystems.
JDS aims to provide a system familiar to the average computer user (meaning it looks similar to Microsoft Windows) with a full suite of office productivity software such as an office suite, a web browser, email, calendaring and instant messaging.
The name reflects Sun's intention to promote this as a venue for corporate users to deploy software written for the Java platform; it is built on top of GNOME and uses mainly Free Software.
Versions
JDS 1 is included with Solaris 10 — upon installation of Solaris, one has the choice of using either the CDE or JDS. JDS Release 2 is also available atop a SuSE-based Linux distribution.JDS version 2 includes:
- Java
- GNOME (using the Blueprint theme)
- StarOffice
- Mozilla
- Evolution
- MP3 and CD player
- Java Media Framework's Java Media Player
- Gaim multi-service instant messaging
- RealPlayer
JDS for OpenSolaris is sometimes called OpenSolaris Desktop. OpenSolaris Desktop 01 (released October 28, 2005) was based on GNOME 2.10 and OpenSolaris Desktop 02 (released December 23, 2005) is based on GNOME 2.12.
Sun first bundled a preview release of GNOME 1.4 on a separate CD for Solaris 8.
See also
External links
- [Sun Java Desktop System (Sun)]
- http://www.javadesktop.org/ - Java.net community for Java Desktop
- [OpenSolaris community for Java Desktop System (OpenSolaris)]
- [OS News review] December 2003
- [eWeek Review] December 2003
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