It leap frogs both Windows and the Mac. I suspect there are still a few rough edges, but these should be smoothed out in the next few months. I fully expect that this is the product that will break the Windows monopoly on the desktop. Within a year, I should be able to recommend Linux to my mother. RPMs are available for RedHat 6.x and 7.x.
Source is available for other distros.
And as usual, there are also numerous bug fixes. Today I thought I'd check in on the Java Community Process. AePONA Ltd submitted JSR 103 JAIN Service Provider API 2.1 - Generic User Interface . These APIs are functionally compatible with the Parlay APIs 2.1 User Interaction Interfaces. Comments are due by March 12, 2001.