问题
I'm looking for a method to deliver my thick client software to intranet users through a browser. Ideally, the user could click a single button on the page, and something local to the machine would execute the software (similar to how Java Web Start works.)
Are there any alternatives to Java? I really like the experience provided by Spoon.
I see something called 0Install, which sounds like a non-Java web start. What is the experience like? Are there other alternatives I should consider?
回答1:
It depends a bit on which platforms you want to support. 0install works best on Linux/Unix (e.g. the GUI is native GTK). On MacOS X the GTK UI looks a little out of place, although there are plans for a native UI. Windows has its own .NET-based GUI; it's quite new but improving fast.
Note that you can use 0install even for Java programs, which has some advantages. For example, I recently used it for a Java program with a dependency on GraphViz (a non-Java utility).
[ note: I am a 0install developer ]
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5972833/what-are-some-alternatives-to-java-web-start-for-executing-outside-of-the-browse