add a page for the NSIS JPackage+Profile+I2P installer

i2p2www/blog/2021/09/15/i2p-jpackages.draft.rst

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+==========================================================================
+{% trans -%}Improving I2P Adoption and Onboarding using Jpackage, I2P-Zero{%- endtrans %}
+==========================================================================
+
+.. meta::
+   :author: idk
+   :date: 2021-09-15
+   :category: general
+   :excerpt: {% trans %}Versatile and emerging ways of installing and embedding I2P in your application{% endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+For the majority of I2P's existence, it's been an application that runs with the
+help of a Java Virtual Machine that is already installed on the platform. This
+has always been the normal way to distribute Java applications, but it leads to
+a complicated installation procedure for many people. To make things even more
+complicated, the "right answer" to making I2P easy to install on any given
+platform might not be the same as any other platform. For example, I2P is quite
+simple to install with standard tools on Debian and Ubuntu based operating
+systems, because we can simply list the required Java components as "Required"
+by our package, however on Windows or OSX, there is no such system allowing us to make
+sure that a compatible Java is installed.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+The obvious solution would be to manage the Java installation ourselves, but
+this used to a problem in-and-of-itself, outside of the scope of I2P. However,
+in recent Java versions, a new set of options has emerged which has the
+potential to solve this problem for many Java software. This exciting tool is
+called **"Jpackage."**
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+I2P-Zero and Dependency-Free I2P Installation
+{%- endtrans %}
+---------------------------------------------
+
+{% trans -%}
+The first very successful effort at building a dependency-free I2P Package was
+I2P-Zero, which was created by the Monero project originally for use with the
+Monero cryptocurrency. This project got us very excited because of it's success
+in creating a general-purpose I2P router which could easily packaged with an
+I2P application. Especially on Reddit, many people express their preference for
+the simplicity of setting up an I2P-Zero router.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+This really proved to us that a dependency-free I2P Package which was easy to
+install was possible using modern Java tools, but I2P-Zero's use case was a
+little bit different than ours. It is best for embedded apps that need an I2P
+router that they can easily control using it's convenient control port on port
+"8051". Our next step would be to adapt the technology to the general-purpose
+I2P Application.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+OSX Application Security Changes affect I2P IzPack Installer
+{%- endtrans %}
+------------------------------------------------------------
+
+{% trans -%}
+The issue became more pressing in recent versions of Mac OSX, where it is no
+longer straightforward to use the "Classic" installer which comes in the .jar
+format. This is because the application is not "Notarized" by Apple authorities
+and it is deemed a security risk. **However**, Jpackage can produce a .dmg file,
+which can be notarized by Apple authorities, conveniently solving our problem.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+{% trans -%}
+The new I2P .dmg installer, created by Zlatinb, makes I2P easier to install on
+OSX than ever, no longer requiring users to install Java themselves and using
+standard OSX installation tools in their prescribed ways. The new .dmg installer
+makes setting up I2P on Mac OSX easier than it's ever been.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+Get the dmg_.
+
+.. _dmg: https://geti2p.net/en/download/mac
+
+{% trans -%}
+The I2P of the future is Easy to Install
+{%- endtrans %}
+----------------------------------------
+
+{% trans -%}
+One of the things I hear from users the most is that if I2P wants adoption, it
+needs to be easy to use for people. Many of them want a "Tor Browser Like" user
+experience, to quote or paraphrase many familiar Redditors. Installation should
+not require complicated and error-prone "post-installation" steps. Many new
+users are not prepared to deal with their browser configuration in a thorough
+and complete way. To address this problem, we created the I2P Profile Bundle
+which configured Firefox so that it would automatically "Just Work" for I2P.
+As it's developed, it's added security features and improved integration with
+I2P itself. In it's latest version, it **also** bundles a complete, Jpackage
+powered I2P Router. The I2P Firefox Profile is now a fully-fledged distribution
+of I2P for Windows, with the only remaining dependency being Firefox itself.
+This should provide an unprecedented level of convenience for I2P users on
+Windows.
+{%- endtrans %}
+
+Get the installer_.
+
+.. _installer: https://geti2p.net/en/download/nsis