I downloaded the Mac version of Freemind to try since I can’t afford something as nice as Mindjet. I opened the app, and it seemed deceptively simple. Freemind is a Java app. But nothing happened!
So I dutifully went to the software’s wiki, and forthwith is a direct excerpt from their FAQ (which they call “Asked Questions,” probably because nobody uses this software, heh):
I start FreeMind but nothing happens on MacOS X Leopard
This issue might be related to the problem met by OpenOffice users on Leopard. Apple seems to have replaced “Apple Computer, Inc.” by “Apple, Inc.” in the Java string. The JRE is thus not recognized anymore on Leopard, and Java fail.
That’s like, the sorriest bug I have ever seen. Not the worst, nor the funniest. Just sorry.
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