Weave Status Update

This is just a quick post to give you all a sneak peek at the next major update to Weave expected to be ready for wider testing shortly after the release of Firefox 3. In addition to significant work on the performance, encryption and data synchronization capabilities we’re adding a number of new features, such as:

Additional Data Types

Bookmark Sharing

Web Client

Development is moving along at a fast and furious pace and so everything is subject to change.

Update #1: We expect this major update to Weave to be available for wider testing and feedback by Friday, June 20th.

Update #2: The update is taking a bit longer than anticipated. Development builds are being pushed now for testing and we expect now to release 0.2 by Monday, June 30th. Stay tuned for more information.

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Holy crap, those additional data types would basically complete Weave for me. Wow. I guess the only other thing I can think of is to also store preferences?

Preferences please! Everything else works just fine. I need preferences and the ability to setup more than one set of bookmark profiles, three tops.

I agree - preferences would be great. Especially if it could be broken up into two options: global Firefox preferences and preferences for extensions.

Looking forward to playing with the next release.

Weave Status Update…

This is just a quick post to give you all a sneak peek at the next major update to Weave expected to be ready for wider testing shortly after the release of Firefox 3. In addition to significant work on the performance, encryption and data synchroniza…

Awesome!
Just keep the work up.

THIS IS SIMPLY FABULOUS…..EAGERLY WAITING FOR this. Especially Web Interface which was missing since a very long time.

Don’t tell me i can synchronize my addons and themes. (They are grayed.;;:)) IF yes….WOOOOOOOOOOO. Its a real big jump…Keep up good work.

Excellent! Weave has drastically improved my Web experience.

How will syncing between OSes be handled for extensions and the like? I use both Windows and GNU/Linux, and though for the most part have the same extensions between my two Firefox installs, there are a few that are one-platform-only (IE Tab, for one).

Also, any chance of having user-extensible sync formats, for extension specific data? (e.g. Greasemonkey scripts, Stylish styles)

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With Google Browser Sync now dead, many people will look towards Weave to give them the same functionality.

At least, I am!

As others said preferences are the next thing on the list. Great to see you’ve added pretty much everything else though! Can’t wait for the next release.

One thing I didn’t mention, I would like the ability to make Weave sync every hour, or some interval like that, because I usually leave Firefox open on one of my computers and I might go to another one. As I understand it now it syncs after you close Firefox.

Same for me. Had been using Google Browser Sync for over a year and will be switchin to Weave along with FF3.

Looks very promising !

Bookmark Synchronisation - Google Browser Sync am Ende…

Die Entscheidung scheint gefallen: Google Browser Sync, die praktische kleine Erweiterung um unter anderem die Bookmarks (und andere Einstellungen wie Chronik, Cookies, und gespeicherte Passworte) im Firefox auf mehreren Rechnern synchron zu halten, wi…

ummm is this freeware? how do you cover server costs? Does Wave have ads?

This is an awesome project! I was using GBS (Google Browser Sync) for a couple of month to sync my three computers at work. When I heard that Google was going to pull the plug from it’s poorly maintained Browser Sync project I immediately looked for alternatives. An Firefox Weave does the trick - very well considering it’s early stage of development

@Matt: actually, the current version of Weave synchronizes every 30 minutes. with the new version we’re working on moving toward what we’re calling “real-time sync” that uses heuristics (e.g. bookmark added, browser closed, etc.) to intelligently predict when it should do so. the goal is to get to a point where you don’t have to think about sync at all. it’s going to take a bit of iteration to get it right, and to evolve the algorithm, but we think it will be worth it in the end.

@Chet Grey: the current thinking for preferences sync would include the ability and an API for extensions to specify preferences and annotation-like data (which could be other forms of data or pointers to external resources) which would be sync’d by Weave. still a lot to figure out though, there will be a broader discussion around requirements following the 0.2 release.

@michu: Weave is free and open source. it’s being developed by Mozilla Labs as a prototype for a potential new feature for Firefox. Mozilla is a public benefit organization dedicated to promoting choice and innovation on the Internet. you can learn more about Mozilla at http://www.mozilla.com/about

@Justin Blanton: yes, the next version of Weave will include the ability to access Tabs and Windows for your other Firefox instances. we’re aiming at releasing on Friday following the release of Firefox 3. more soon.

@cbeard I hadn’t even noticed that until earlier today when I saw it working in the middle of my browsing. Realtime sync as you describe sounds like the next great step. Can’t wait ’till the 20th.

Will be trying this out once update for Firefox 3 arrives, have been a long user of Google Browser Sync but as they have canned it this looks like it will do the job.

How you could miss the 17 of June deadline is beyond me.

As GBS is dead and I’m wanting to upgrade to FF3, I ‘need’ cookie and password sync. I’m very much looking forward to this update.

Thanks!

What I need to store sync data on my own server? Is there posibility like that?

Personized Firefox is important!
But making personized Firefox everywhere will be more important! I want the same personized firefox in both my PC and my notebook!

Bookmarks synchronization is far from enough!!!
I eagerly need addons synchronization, which would synchronize all my addons. For example, after my notebook install a new add-on, firefox in my PC should be able to download the same add-on, and set the same preference, and do the same work!

You guys are great! I think you can do it!

preferences Sync would be great!!!

But also great would be if this could sync and manage “sessions”/”groups of tabs” the same way LINKWAD does…

To have sessions separated by names and be able to switch between them would be a Dream (with auto restore previous sessions as well)…

is there a possibility for this???

Is it still going to be released today, or has it been delayed? Not trying to rush you guys, I’d just like to know when so I can plan on updating it and the settings on all the computers I’m using it on. Thanks

@Matt: It’s taking a bit longer than expected, we’ll have an update soon. Stay tuned.

Questions:

1) What’s the status of the update? the 20th has come and gone.
2) Will OpenSolaris be supported? The last time it failed login because encryption wasn’t supported.
3) Will there be documentation on setting up a local server for Weave?

I’d like to really bang on Weave and give feedback, but the service has either been down or it fails to let me log in.

Thanks.

@cbeard, thanks for the update and hope to see a release soon.

@gagendel a local server would be very good for something like a small company who doesn’t, for whatever reason, want to trust “the cloud” with their information or just someone who has a server already for files.

@gagendel: there will definitely be support for operating your own server. the new version adds a couple new server-side components, in particular, to enable sharing but those are optional. regardless they will be open source and available.

while mozilla doesn’t officially support opensolaris, i suspect that the new version will work but will require a recompilation of the new binary component that implements encryption. the current version relies upon openssl and we’re deprecating that.

in terms of when the new version will be ready, the best i can say is “real soon now” so stay tuned. we’re as eager as anyone to get this update push out!

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@cbeard

With all sincerity… Thanks! For those of use that have several platforms that we use regularly (I switch between several OpenSolaris, Linux, Windows, and OS/X machines in the course of my work) this project is the best thing since sliced bread, IMHO.

this is how all operating system-level preferences should be (and I’d wager, will be in the next 10 years): centralized and synchronized online. this is a huge step forward in that area, and I can’t wait to start using this (once it’s not so prototypey). congrats!

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Wow, awesome stuff. keep up the good work!

what’s the status? supposed to be out last friday!

yeah, a status update would be great.
also, weave doesnt work since a couple of hours..
fails with 503 - could not acquire lock

Indeed, its a bit dissapointing that there hasn’t been any updates regrarding Weave in the past couple of weeks. I haven’t been able to login, and the forums have been down, and not a peep from anyone at Mozilla Labs. What’s going on over there? Have you guys abandoned us?

Check the comments here. Last update was from @cbeard on June 21st. They’re still working on it!

Personally I hope that the fact that it’s currently down is a sign that they’re prepping the server for 0.2.

I agree that the forums being down has been extra frustrating as we all wait for Weave. If only FF 3.0 weren’t so awesome that I had to upgrade before Weave was ready… :)

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the status bar flashes with downloading tips quickly, but a lot number of

I also want to suggest allowing us to choose the folders we DO NOT or DO want to sync. In many cases, we really don’t want to sync some folders.