Aside from the licensing concerns, I think we need to set some expectations here. I.e., rewriting the NetBeans user interface from Swing to JavaFX is a LOT of work. And it has to be done really well and be really performant and require a group of very highly skilled JavaFX developers. I would estimate that the work involved, depending on how many and who would do it, would take at least 6 months, though that's a rough estimate. It's probably one of the most complex tasks that I can think of in relation to Apache NetBeans.
So, it would be great for this to be done, but let's not be naive about the amount of work, skills, and energy required. Gj On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 2:15 PM, Neil C Smith <neilcsm...@apache.org> wrote: > > On Thu, 16 Aug 2018, 12:51 Josh Juneau, <juneau...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It would be nice to have a JavaFX GUI for NetBeans, specifically if >> something like Gluon Mobile were used >> > > For that to happen *here* would require a shift in Apache policies towards > GPL w/CPE licensed dependencies as far as I know. Of course, ongoing > modularization of the JDK and changes in deployment strategies might > provoke a change. > > Best wishes, > > Neil > >>
