[clug] Why isn't Java popular on the Linux Desktop? [SEC=PERSONAL]

[Roppola, Antti - BRS]

My $0.02 on possible reasons:

 - I suspect that there are still lingering perceptions of performance
(that may or may not be justified)
 - People still held fears about proprietary interests in the base
platform (like Mono)
 - The existing body of FOSS is already heavily comitted to other
platforms and people stick with the familiar

You can look at RMS's warnings about Open Office's dependance on Java
(http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/44959), this seemed to kick off
quite a bit of effort to address such concerns: forking Java, opening up
the licensing of Java, all the stuff currently being discussed for C#
and Mono.

Cheers,

Antti

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Sent: Friday, 10 July 2009 12:14 PM
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Subject: [clug] Why isn't Java popular on the Linux Desktop?

Mono has been in the news a bit recently, and I don't want to rehash
that topic.

I'm not involved in the Java world, but perhaps someone here is. Why do
you think Java has not taken off for Linux Desktop apps? What needs to
happen for it to do so?
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