what's wrong with java webstart?

seems like few projects at sourceforge, or few java programs in
general, distribute via java web.  is this because web start is fairly
new?  also, if web start only downloaded updates, instead of everything
everytime, would it be more a more popular choice then it is now?
--Thufir

On 28 Dec 2004 17:23:41 -0800, thufir wrote:

> seems like few projects at sourceforge, or few java programs in
> general, distribute via java web.

A lot of programmers are 'old hat'?

>...is this because web start is fairly new?

JWS was introduced in 1.3.

>..also, if web start only downloaded updates, instead of everything
> everytime,

As it does...

>..would it be more a more popular choice then it is now?

..given that's not the case.  No.

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heh, i thought it downloaded the whole kit and kaboodle.

-Thufir

On 28 Dec 2004 17:59:51 -0800, thufir wrote:

> heh, i thought it downloaded the whole kit and kaboodle.

Perhaps I should have added, the largest barrier to JWS seems to be
the poor understanding of programmers as to the many benefits it brings.

That and the learning curve for JWS deployment.
( Rolling your own key certificate can be tricky, and is
quite daunting the first time you approach it, whereas buying
a certificate is expensive. )

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In article <1104285591.009451.276070@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
thufir <thufir.hawat@mail.com> wrote:
>heh, i thought it downloaded the whole kit and kaboodle.

It can do that, but depending on how you package the app and how you
configure the JWS server, it can be a lot more clever.

Cheers
Bent D
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