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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Reading the review I fail to see where the Java part fits into their "Java Desktop System" thingie. Sure, it's a Gnome 2.2 desktop with all it has to offer, but where is the Java desktop? It apparently has some IDE for Java development, but is it any better than getting some other less buggy distro for free and then paying for Intelli-J Idea (or whatever the name is nowadays) to get a good Java IDE?
Reading the review I fail to see where the Java part fits into their "Java Desktop System" thingie. Sure, it's a Gnome 2.2 desktop with all it has to offer, but where is the Java desktop? It apparently has some IDE for Java development, but is it any better than getting some other less buggy distro for free and then paying for Intelli-J Idea (or whatever the name is nowadays) to get a good Java IDE?