Re: [Netjuke-devel] [Fwd: Jinzora 2.0 released - upcoming merger with Netjuke]

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" <[email protected]>
> Date:    Tue, April 19, 2005 10:37 pm
> To:      [email protected]
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------=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 - [email protected]
> Jinzora Chief Software Architect: Ben Dodson - [email protected]
> Netjuke Project Leader: Blake Watters - [email protected]
>
>
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