I belive that some have looked into it before, but there are licensing issues to consider. If you can find a GPL-compatible version of JWS, go right ahead.
> Hello, > > I would very much like Freenet to support Java Web Start (JWS). > At least I'd like to be able to distribute a JWS enabled > Freenet client that includes the Freenet core. > > JWS addresses and solves many of the problems that have been > discussed before in threads like "Windows installer and Sun JRE": > o easy code installation, > o automatic installation of a JRE, and > o versioning and automatic [incremental] updates. > > In addition it provides: > o code-signing, > o sandboxing, > o support for multiple JREs, > o support for multiple platforms, > o single-click launch from a Web browser. > > From my perspective, a JWS application launch supercedes > most Windows installers, except if you bundle an app > with a JRE and/or other native code. > > In order to support JWS, all [initial] Freenet application > resources (configuration files, etc) be stored in JARs. > And hence, they must be referred to using #getResource. > > You can download and find more information at > http://java.sun.com/products/javawebstart/ > Find the specification and JWS requirements at > http://java.sun.com/products/javawebstart/docs/developersguide.html > > To get a preview of how an upcoming JWS enabled Freenet > client can look like, launch > http://www.jgoodies.com/download/jpathreport/jpathreport.jnlp > There's an announcement for my Freenet client in the > jPathReport "Beta->Sound test..." menu. > > Hopefully, I can join the Freenet dev community late in > November, to help providing a kick-ass [JWS enabled] client. > > Best regards, > Karsten Lentzsch > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Devl mailing list > Devl at freenetproject.org > http://lists.freenetproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devl > ----------------------------------------------- Runbox Mail Manager - www.runbox.com Online email application _______________________________________________ Devl mailing list Devl at freenetproject.org http://lists.freenetproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devl
