Java Desktop System

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Java Desktop System

Solaris 10 with Java Desktop System Release 3
Developer(s)	Oracle Corporation
Stable release	3
Operating system	Solaris
Type	Desktop environment
License	LGPL GPL
Website	www.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/

Java Desktop System, briefly known as OpenSolaris Desktop, is a legacy^[1] desktop environment developed first by Sun Microsystems and then by Oracle Corporation after the 2010 Oracle acquisition of Sun. Java Desktop System is available for Solaris and was once available for Linux. The Linux version was discontinued after Solaris was released as open source software in 2005. Java Desktop System aims to provide a system familiar to the average computer user with a full suite of office productivity software such as an office suite, a web browser, email, calendaring, and instant messaging.

Despite being known as the Java Desktop System, it is not actually written in Java. Rather, it is built around a modified version of GNOME along with other common free software projects, which are written mostly in C and C++. The name reflected Sun's promotion of the product as an outlet for corporate users to deploy software written for the Java platform.