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JMule

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JMule
Initial releaseSeptember 21, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-09-21)[1]
Stable release0.5.8 (January 13, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-01-13)[2]) [±]
Preview release0.5.8 B9 (September 15, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-09-15)[3]) [±]
Repositorywww.sourceforge.net/projects/jmule/
Written inJava
PlatformJava SE
Size2.73 MB
Available inEnglish
TypePeer-to-peer
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitejmule.org

JMule is an open source file sharing client written in Java for eDonkey2000 networks.[4] JMule is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, it is based on Java platform and requires at least Java SE 6.0 for operation. At a more general level this is a project that try to accomplish several goals.[5] For now the client has Swing and SWT user interfaces, but more user interfaces were to come soon as of 2010.[6] The name "JMule" comes from a "J" (Java) and a "Mule" (like eMule, aMule).[7]

Development

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As of 2010, JMule is under an active development mostly using open source software. The main IDE is Eclipse with AspectJ plugin that runs on Ubuntu Linux. The source code is stored in a public CVS repository provided by SourceForge.net The JMule Team releases nightly builds of the client but not on a regular basis. In 2010, the development priority was focused on Kad DHT and network infrastructure.[6]

References

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  1. ^ SourceForge.net project details of JMule
  2. ^ "JMule official Download Page". JMule. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  3. ^ "JMule official "nightly" (Beta) build Page". JMule. 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  4. ^ "JMule v0.5.8". 2010-06-12. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  5. ^ "JMule goals". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  6. ^ a b "JMule - aMule Project FAQ". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  7. ^ "JMule - Softpedia". Softpedia. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
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