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Line 45: WebStart is a power technology that hasn't realized it potential. Some of problems with JNLP are: * Developer has to write server URI in JNLP file, so it is not possible to use same JNLP descriptor file in production and testing environment. Developer cannot just drop .jnlp file into server shared directory, he or she has to edit it. This problem could be solved if .jnlp file opened directly by web browser ~~prugin~~plugin (as for [[Java Applet\|applets]]), or by introducing jnlp: URI scheme, so .jnlp file descriptor opened by URL like jnlp:http://my-site/app.jnlp. jnlp: URI scheme may be handled by JNLP handler. * Developer has to sign with certificate all jar files used by JNLP. Although it is not a problem for serious production applications, it complicates learning and small applications development. Certificate may be self-signed, so this does not really solve security issues. * Bad user experience: user downloads .jnlp file into temp directory or Downloads folder. Browser may ask user, if he really wants to save that .jnlp file, and then has have to open downloaded manually. This again could be solved by browser plugin, or by introducing jnlp: URL scheme.

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