Besides new functionalities and improvements, version 1.2 will come with a new layout which aligns with the new look and feel of the OWS website. Most of the new functionalities will be discussed in this session.
This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Hendrik Ebbers • Karakun Co-Founder • JSR EG member • JavaOne Rockstar, Java Champion • AdoptOpenJDK TSC member • OpenWebStart Architect
This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Topics of today • OpenWebStart 1.2.0 • Q&A Part 1 • A look behind the scenes • OpenWebStart support options • Q&A Part 2
This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers OpenWebStart 1.2 • This week we release OpenWebStart 1.2 • It is a major release • In the same step we update… … the website … the documentation
This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers OpenWebStart 1.2 • Downloads can be found on openwebstart.com • New documentation can be found online • More information will be sent by newsletter https://openwebstart.com/subscribe/
This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers OpenWebStart 1.2 • New look for OWS • Better native support for macOS • More flexible whitelists for applications & JVMs • Parallel download of resources • Application Manager (Beta)
This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers OpenWebStart team Stephan Classen Janak Mulani Hendrik Ebbers Stephan Huber Jamila Mahler Andreas Ehret
This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Open Source • Java WebStart was developed closed source by Oracle • OpenWebStart is 100% open source • Only the native packaging needs to be done in closed environment
This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers IcedTea-Web • IcedTea-Web has been started by Red Hat as open source implementation • Donated to AdoptOpenJDK • Karakun is a maintainer • IcedTea-Web is used as base for OpenWebStart
This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers OpenWebStart • OpenWebStart is owned and maintained by Karakun • Like IcedTea-Web all sources, issues and discussions are available in the open • Karakun takes care of free community support
This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Community support • We removed old / mostly unused functionalities: • Support for applet-desc • Support for sandboxing (3.0 branch) • Impossible to maintain such features for free
This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Community support • We will never remove general features • We do not plan to remove additional features • … but we can not give a guarantee for functionalities that are only used by community support users
This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Commercial Support • We are happy to offer community support for free • We can not keep the project up and running only with community support
This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Commercial Support • Basic and Premium support options • Service Level Agreement • Releases directly after critical bugfixes • Private support Forum Ping us at [email protected]
This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Commercial Support • Why should I buy support? • Receive much faster feedback • Higher priority for issues • Help to keep the project up and running • …
This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Partner Program • Do you have OpenWebStart customers? • We provide a Partner Program for consulting companies and JDK vendors Ping us at [email protected]
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