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| From | Daniel Pitts <usenet@coloraura.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: Possible operating system names? |
| Date | 2016-09-25 09:01 -0700 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <ns8sd4$gp0$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <6f333feb-83a0-4165-8c9e-65757564d6c2@googlegroups.com> |
On 9/21/16 8:25 AM, Oliver Ruebenacker wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Where can I get list of all common operating system names (i.e. the most common values for System.getProperty("os.name"))?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Best, Oliver
>
This list will necessarily be incomplete, since it is possible that Java
will be ported to other OS's in the future. OS's that may not even
exist currently.
Writing OS specific code on a platform which is intended to be mostly OS
agnostic is likely to frustrate a subset of your users that you
neglected to account for.
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