Article: JDS brings open source to the masses; O'Reilly releases "Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop".

M2 PRESSWIRE-11 October 2004-O'REILLY & ASSOCIATES: JDS brings open source to the masses; O'Reilly releases "Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop"(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Sebastopol, CA - Sun Microsystems' Java Desktop System (JDS) is an unusually robust, well-integrated desktop system that may indeed become the first to fulfill the promise of open source for the masses. JDS makes Linux and other open source software suitable for everyday personal computer users, including office workers, students, and mobile and home users. And "Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop" (O'Reilly, US $34.95) by Tom Adelstein and Sam Hiser helps those ...

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