Tuesday, July 31. 2007Hired by Magnatune!
Its official. Starting on September the 1st, I will be working as an independent software developer, hired by Magnatune.com.
Besides working on Magnatune.com itself, part of my time ( most of it in the beginning ) will be spent working on improving Amarok, integrating some of the cool new features that Magnatune has in the pipeline into Amarok, as well as helping out with the Window and Mac versions. In practical terms, this will mean that I will have more time to work on Amarok and, as I will also be working on the Magnatune API, I will be able to add some of the features that has been requested by the users of Amarok. As I am equally passionate about Free Software and Free Culture, this is a unique chance for me to make a living working where these two movements intersect and hopefully help to further both! I am really exited about this, and cannot wait to get started.  Trackbacks
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Congratulations with the job! Remember to not turn Amarok into the *Magnatune Music Store*.
Don't worry!
The Magnatune integration will always be along the same lines as it was in the 1.4 series, meaning something that Amarok will work just fine without and something that can be completely hidden if it does not interest you. Also, the new framework I have created still exists, meaning that it is relatively easy to add other services. I am still committed to getting the simple Jamendo.com service I am working on ready for 2.0
I'm super-excited to help out a bit, to get Amarok 2 out the door, having a real Open Alternative to iTunes, so not just Magnatune, but also Jamendo and Last.fm and other open music businesses, have a chance of competing with the closed work of Apple, Microsoft and Napster.
By having Mac & Windows versions of Amarok, that will increase the "payoff" for people when they contribute to or work with Amarok, so that I expect Amarok will do even better than it has, hopefully spurring on a substantive Open Ecology in music, both business and non-profit, and get people what they really want. And of course, all the Amarok work that Nikolaj gets paid by me to do, will be open source and available for everyone's benefit. -john
Indeed, it seems like it should! Maybe I can whip together some more quickies for midweek
Just to add to all the other comments: congratulations. And it's great to see Magnatune making this kind of investment.
Big congratz
great to see people getting the rewards their hard work has earned them.As John mentioned, this is a pretty good example of a (in one sense very literal) payoff for doing mac/win ports. A developer is now getting paid to work on a project where that would probably not be on the cards otherwise. Nice to see the old proprietary world can still be of some use to us on occasion
And another congratulation. Great times will arrive for Magnatune and Amarok.
Wow, congratulations. I love using Amarok, and I found some great Magnatune Music through it. Keep up the great work!
AMAZING NEWS!
Congratulations Nikolaj!! :DDD John is an extraordinary person to work with [and extraordinary in general! ;)], and what you are both doing is awesome. All the luck with this new venture! Best regards, Nicolįs @Barcelona Universe Inside Entertainment Watch "Magnatune in 6" short documentary film by John and I: Small: http://youtube.com/watch?v=zvEEgQSU3WA Full screen: http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=958762324&channel=909854095 At Magnatune.com : http://www.magnatune.com/six ........... |
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