Re: [Netjuke-devel] [Fwd: Jinzora 2.0 released - upcoming merger with Netjuke]
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Re: [Netjuke-devel] [Fwd: Jinzora 2.0 released - upcoming merger with Netjuke]
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From: Blake W. <sb...@ne...> - 2005-04-26 00:05:25
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Yes, this is real but it does not mean an end to Netjuke. Jinzora 2.0 =20= has an established user interface code base and two very dedicated =20 developers carrying the project forward. We have a good bit of code =20 in Netjuke 2 line, but have never managed to cultivate a rich user =20 interface experience because of lack of skillset and time on my part =20 (I'm the Netjuke lead)... So what we have done going forward is to merge our projects into a =20 new combined effort. This brings us twice the developers and =20 essentially twice the codebase to work with. I find Jinzora overly =20 complicated and not ideal, but I also find Netjuke 1.x very limiting =20 and Netjuke 2.x very immature. I hope to bring a more focused and =20 user oriented experience to Jinzora and raise the quality of their =20 product while doing the same for Netjuke. Jinzora 3.0 will probably =20 be released as 'Netjuke Technologies Jinzora' or some other =20 combination there of. We are working on compatibility layers in the =20 near term to give Netjuke users a consistent experience on an active =20 codebase to hold out for the next major release. I felt that merging with Jinzora was the best possible move I could =20 make to preserve Netjuke as a project and keep moving forward. My day =20= job work is pretty time consuming (software start-up), so I was =20 simply drowning in my vision for Netjuke 2. Jinzora complements those =20= weak spots, so I figure that in 6 months we can have the solution =20 I've been trying to build instead of another year+ at the current =20 pace we were moving as a separate project. The merger is proceeding like this: Ross Carlson (Jinzora Lead) and I =20= have been discussing project structure and architecture and have =20 elected to merge our codebases where appropriate to get the maximum =20 value in a unified project. Much of the architectural robustness, =20 developer tools, and miscellaneous feature code is moving into =20 jinzora's source tree. We're implementing trac for bug tracking and =20 source control and moving to subversion. All Netjuke code is available for forking and will continue to be =20 available in the future. Anybody who doesn't like my plan is invited =20 to fork the code base and proceed in whatever way they feel is =20 appropriate. Blake On Apr 23, 2005, at 10:57 PM, Art Morales wrote: > Is this real? What's going to happen to my beloved netjuke? I like > jinzora, but the netjuke implementation fits better for larger =20 > libraries > (no preloading everything on the html). I tried both, but netjuke was > such a better fit :) How is the merger going to happen? is Netjuke =20 > done > and over with? Please, shed some light on this! > > Thanks, > > Art > > ---------------------------- Original Message =20 > ---------------------------- > Subject: Jinzora 2.0 released - upcoming merger with Netjuke > From: "Jinzora Announcement" <ann...@ji...> > Date: Tue, April 19, 2005 10:37 pm > To: ann...@ji... > ----------------------------------------------------------------------=20= > ---- > > Jinzora, the leading provider of web-based media management > solutions announced today the release of Jinzora 2.0 and an upcoming > merger with Netjuke. Jinzora, an open source cross-platform, web-=20 > based > streaming media management application, enables people to quickly and > easily organize and stream their digital music and video to any =20 > internet > connected computer. Jinzora 2.0 introduces significant new features =20= > over > its 1.1 predecessor and is the culmination of over a year of hard =20 > work by > project leader Ross Carlson and chief software architect Ben =20 > Dodson. A > brief list of Jinzora 2.0 enhancements is listed below. For a more > detailed list of enhancements see the Changelog > (http://www.jinzora.com/changelog/), drop by our downloads page > (http://www.jinzora.com/pages.php?pn=3Ddownloads) and visit our = Support > Forums (http://www.jinzora.com/forums/) > > The Jinzora development team is also pleased to announce our upcoming > merger with Netjuke, an open source, cross-platform, web-based =20 > streaming > media jukebox powered by PHP 4. Blake Watters, project leader of =20 > Netjuke > will soon be joining the Jinzora development team. Jinzora is =20 > committed > to working closely with the Netjuke community to ease this =20 > transition and > to ensure that both the Jinzora and Netjuke communities benefit as =20 > much > as possible from this merger. Jinzora would like to thank Blake =20 > Watters > for making this possible and we are very excited about working =20 > with Blake > for future versions. > > Jinzora 2.0 feature enhancements > * The ability to stream media outside of your web path > * Quick import tracks - skip pulling tag data - pulled on the fly > * Embedded players - have media stream to flash based (Wimpy, XSPF =20 > Player) > or Windows Media Player embedded in a popup page * Dynamic image =20 > resizing > - dramatically speed up viewing album art * "Who is where" and "Now > streaming" blocks - see what's happening in real time * A Netjuke =20 > style > interface to help people transition to Jinzora > * Full support for Real Media (audio and video) > * Ability to download full albums/tracks - displays the size of the > download before the download begins * Server side playlist support =20 > - save > and recall playlists > * Full Jukebox support (MPD, Winamp, Audiotron, SlimServer) > * Automatically pull metadata for artist/album information > * Power Search page > * The ability to view album art stored in the ID3 tags > * Sort albums by year or album name > * Upload media using a web based interface > * On the fly resampling using Lame > * User browsing history - easily go back to previous pages > * Write images to the ID3 tags of tracks > * "View all art" - see all albums by art on a single page > * User registration engine - allow users to sign up to access a =20 > Jinzora > based site * Dynamically create images for items missing album/=20 > artist art > * Request Manager - give users the ability to request tracks to be =20 > added > > About Jinzora > Jinzora is the premiere web based media management solution =20 > capable of > streaming both audio and video content to Internet or LAN based users. > Jinzora also features a powerful jukebox module allowing for =20 > control of > multiple software and hardware playback platforms. Jinzora's focus on > ease of use and powerful interface design makes it the choice for web > based media management. Whether you are a small user who wishes to > access your media from anywhere or a large organization sharing =20 > media with > the world, Jinzora is the most powerful solution available today. > Founded in August of 2003 by Ross Carlson, Jinzora has grown to a =20 > team of > 8, with more than 20,000 installs and an estimated user base of =20 > 6,000. > > Contact info: > Jinzora Project Leader: Ross Carlson - ro...@ji... > Jinzora Chief Software Architect: Ben Dodson - be...@ji... > Netjuke Project Leader: Blake Watters - sb...@ib... > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real =20 > users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. 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