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On 9/21/16 8:25 AM, Oliver Ruebenacker wrote:
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>      Hello,
>
>   Where can I get list of all common operating system names (i.e. the most common values for System.getProperty("os.name"))?
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>   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.