The reason the Windows L&F doesn't run on other platforms is because it
is not known whether Sun can legally distribute that L&F on non-Windows
platforms. The MacOS L&F doesn't work on non-Macintosh platforms for the
same reason.
Matthew McKeon wrote:
>
> I don't suppose anyone knows of / can recommend a hack
> to get around the windows PLAF block in v1.2 of the Linux JDK?
> Is such a thing possible? Is the block integral to the VM
> or is it located somewhere in the runtime libs?
> I'm just looking to hack it to the point where
> I can get it up and running on my dev box,
> since my target client platform is Windows anyway.
>
> Or is doing so illegal? :)
>
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