[Request] OpenWebStart #474

Package Request

Criteria

For a package to be acceptable in the Java bucket, it should be:

• [] a runtime environment or software development kit for Java
• [] a reasonably well-known and widely used developer tool (e.g. if it's a GitHub project, it should have at least 500 stars and 150 forks)
• the latest stable version of the program
• the full version i.e. not a trial version
• a fairly standard install (e.g. uses a version-specific download URL, no elaborate pre/post install scripts)
• downloadable without having to sign in or use user-dependant cookies

Information

Name:
OpenWebStart

Description:
Run JNLP files with the latest Java version
Java Web Start (JWS) was deprecated in Java 9, and starting with Java 11, Oracle removed JWS from their JDK distributions. This means that clients that have the latest version of Java installed can no longer use JWS-based applications. And since public support of Java 8 has ended in Q2/2019, companies no longer get any updates and security fixes for Java Web Start.

Homepage: (https://openwebstart.com/)

Download link(s):
https://openwebstart.com/download/
https://github.com/karakun/OpenWebStart/releases

Some indication of popularity/repute:
GitHub stars 350+
Very useful for legacy apps that still require JWS as Oracle no longer support it.

License:
GPLv2