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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    -Alan Coopersmith-          alan.coopersmith at sun.com
     Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering

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