[desktop-discuss] About JDS project

[Brian Cameron]

David:

> Absolutely none of the above has anything to do with Java...which 
> explains why the JDS' full name is the "Sun JAVA Desktop System".
> 
> I can see why Sun mightn't want to call it GNOME by why can't they just 
> drop the JAVA? It's not a JAVA desktop system, it's a desktop system 
> that is a GNOME enhanced by Sun...so why not something like:
> 
> * "Sun Desktop System"
> 
> It's more truthful, it's actually got the right branding and might I say 
> one could easily arguable it's not as misleading as the current moniker!

Java refers to Sun's ticker symbol, not the programming language.  :)

Brian