Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 2nd Jun 2004 03:13 UTC
Sun introduced recently the second version of Java Desktop System (JDS) for a flat fee per employee/per year. We tried it and here is what we found out about:
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As long as it's patched for the security holes that popped up around 2.4.23/2.4.24
I think its ok to pick a kernel and basically run with it, to give your developers a stable target.
However, i'd expect to see a complete, and seamless desktop on top of this by now - this is Sun, surely they can build the packages, and do any bugfixing work necessary to integrate them, and then test them properly??
Sacrificing Java performance by not using NTPL/2.6 is an understandable move in my opinion, but what I don't understand is why every single menu entry and function in a JDS2 bare install doesn't work perfectly? And why every icon, graphic, toolbar and scrollbar isn't perfectly matched, tweaked and massaged so it looks absolutely right.
If it cant be made to look and work right, it shouldnt be included.
Sun can't honestly think that this is acceptable for a corporate desktop?! I think it's complete sh*t.
Unless they can find some Apple-style aesthetic and quality focus, and some Microsoft 'give the brain-dead customer a button to click to do everything within reason', then they're doomed on the mass-market desktop.
It doesnt matter if its Linux or Solaris powering it, this shoddy workmanship is just unacceptable from a vendor like Sun.