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"Javux," "Linva"...What else should the "Java Desktop System" maybe have been called?

"Javux," "Linva"...What else should the "Java Desktop System" maybe have been called?
By Henry Roswell
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November 28, 2003 12:00 AM EST
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Will Linux on the desktop be the universally accepted solution of tomorrow?

Two LinuxWorld editors have recently argued either side of the issue, with James Turner saying - with a slew of specific reasons - that Linux is "nowhere near ready for the desktop" and Mark R. Hinkle stopping short of any claims of universal appeal but saying nonetheless that "Linux is a solution that can address the needs of a large portion of desktop users."

The odd thing is this: neither editor mentions the Linux-based 'Java' Desktop System, so maybe Sun has made a basic branding error there?

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Andrew Ryland 02/12/04 06:40:52 AM EST

What about 'Javalin'? ...or is that the wrong spelling for spear?
Yilmaz Ay 02/04/04 12:27:10 AM EST

What about JLinux? It sounds much better.
Regards :)