Christopher Cobb wrote: > Gregor Hoffleit wrote: > > > > Certainly a silly question for this list: Do you think Java is currently > > a viable platform for cross-platform, shrink-wrap GUI applications ? > > I.e. if you had a proprietary consumer application for Windows and MacOS, > > and you were looking for a strategy that also worked for Linux, would > > you consider re-implementing the application in Java, or would you stick > > with conventional tools like a cross-platform toolkit (like wxWindows or > > Qt), > > a Wine/Winelib solution, or a single toolkit for each platform. > > > > Apart from our (Debian's) license problems with Java, I have the impression > > that the big other distributions don't really support a Java Runtime > > Environment, cf. the way they support GNOME or KDE applications. > > > > If somebody point me to discussions of the state of art of Java on Linux, > > I'd be really glad! > > > > Gregor > > I think Java Web Start (http://java.sun.com/products/javawebstart/) > makes Java > a very powerful cross-platform deployment strategy. I have it working > on my > Debian box at this moment. > > cc > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am running Linux at home and Windows NT at work. I take make GUI Java programs home from work and keep on working on them on Linux. I can't tell the difference on whether I am running the programs on Linux or Windows. It is important, however, to use the Java swing components. The AWT generates unpredictable results. Who would still use AWT anyway??? Thomas Kirsch
