Hillel Lubman wrote:
>> JDS = GNOME + some specific branding/themeing
>
> So why is it called JDS (since it's not Java based really anymore), just for
> historical reasons?
It never was Java based - it got the name when most of Sun's products
(including it's stock symbol) were being branded with the Java name
since it was Sun's most recognizable brand. It was always mostly
C/C++ code from the GNOME, Mozilla & OpenOffice/StarOffice projects.
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