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Java Desktop System (JDS) is a desktop environment
Desktop environment

In graphical computing, a desktop environment commonly refers to a style of graphical user interface that is based on the desktop metaphor which can be seen on most modern personal computers today....
 from Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems, Inc. is a multinational corporation vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information technology services, founded on February 24, 1982....
, available for Solaris, and formerly Linux
Linux

Linux is a generic term referring to Unix-like computer operating systems based on the Linux kernel. Their development is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed by anyone under the terms of the GNU GPL license...
.

JDS aims to provide a system familiar to the average computer user (meaning it looks similar to Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
) with a full suite of office productivity software such as an office suite
Office suite

In computing, an office suite, sometimes called an office software suite or productivity suite is a collection of programs intended to be used by typical clerical and knowledge workers....
, a web browser
Web browser

A Web browser is a application software which enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music, games and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area network....
, email, calendaring, and instant messaging.

JDS is not actually written in Java
Java (programming language)

Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java ....
; it is built from GNOME
Gnome

A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and wiktionary:subterranean lifestyle. The word gnome is derived from the New Latin gnomus....
 and other common free software projects.






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Java Desktop System (JDS) is a desktop environment
Desktop environment

In graphical computing, a desktop environment commonly refers to a style of graphical user interface that is based on the desktop metaphor which can be seen on most modern personal computers today....
 from Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems, Inc. is a multinational corporation vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information technology services, founded on February 24, 1982....
, available for Solaris, and formerly Linux
Linux

Linux is a generic term referring to Unix-like computer operating systems based on the Linux kernel. Their development is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed by anyone under the terms of the GNU GPL license...
.

JDS aims to provide a system familiar to the average computer user (meaning it looks similar to Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
) with a full suite of office productivity software such as an office suite
Office suite

In computing, an office suite, sometimes called an office software suite or productivity suite is a collection of programs intended to be used by typical clerical and knowledge workers....
, a web browser
Web browser

A Web browser is a application software which enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music, games and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area network....
, email, calendaring, and instant messaging.

JDS is not actually written in Java
Java (programming language)

Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java ....
; it is built from GNOME
Gnome

A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and wiktionary:subterranean lifestyle. The word gnome is derived from the New Latin gnomus....
 and other common free software projects. The name reflects Sun's promotion of the product as a venue for corporate users to deploy software written for the Java platform.

Versions


Sun first bundled a preview release of GNOME 1.4 on a separate CD for Solaris 8.

JDS version 2 includes:

  • Java
  • GNOME
    Gnome

    A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and wiktionary:subterranean lifestyle. The word gnome is derived from the New Latin gnomus....
     (using the Blueprint theme)
  • StarOffice
    StarOffice

    StarOffice is Sun Microsystems' proprietary software office suite Computer software. It was originally developed by StarDivision and acquired by Sun in August 1999....
  • Mozilla
    Mozilla

    Mozilla was the official, public, original name of Mozilla Application Suite by the Mozilla Foundation, currently known as SeaMonkey internet suite....
  • Evolution
    Novell Evolution

    Evolution or Novell Evolution is the official personal information manager and workgroup information management tool for GNOME. It combines e-mail, calendar, address book, and task list management functions....
  • MP3
    MP3

    MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a digital audio Encoder format using a form of lossy data compression. It is a common audio format for consumer audio storage, as well as a de facto standard encoding for the transfer and playback of music on digital audio players....
     and CD player
  • Java Media Framework
    Java Media Framework

    The Java Media Framework is a Java Library that enables audio, video and other time-based media to be added to Java applications and applets....
    's Java Media Player
  • Gaim multi-service instant messaging
  • RealPlayer
    RealPlayer

    RealPlayer is a Proprietary software cross-platform media player by RealNetworks that plays a number of multimedia formats including MP3, MPEG-4, QuickTime, Windows Media, and multiple versions of Proprietary format RealAudio and RealVideo formats....


Support for Linux was discontinued on 30 May 2006.

JDS 3 is included with Solaris 10 — upon installation of Solaris, one has the choice of using either the CDE
Common Desktop Environment

The Common Desktop Environment is a desktop environment for Unix, based on the Motif widget toolkit. Hewlett-Packard OpenVMS uses CDE as its standard desktop environment....
 or JDS. JDS Release 2 is also available atop a SuSE
Suse

Suse may refer to:*SUSE Linux distributions*Sus, Azerbaijan...
-based Linux distribution.

JDS Release 3 is based on GNOME 2.6 and is only available for the Solaris 10 platform. Sun is currently deploying JDS 3 on all of its internal Solaris 10 desktops.

JDS for OpenSolaris
OpenSolaris

File:Opensolaris-screenshot-2008-05.pngOpenSolaris is an open source operating system based on Sun Microsystems' Solaris . It is also the name of the project initiated by Sun to build a developer and user community around it....
 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.

See also

  • Project Looking Glass
    Project Looking Glass

    Project Looking Glass is a free software project under the GNU General Public License to create an innovative 3D computer graphics desktop environment for Linux, Solaris Operating System, and Microsoft Windows....


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  • December 2003