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Bug#769173: RFA: libmusicbrainz5 -- Library to access the MusicBrainz.org database



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On 2014-11-11 22:31:56, Daniel Pocock wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel@lists.debian.org,
> pkg-multimedia-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org, andy@gently.org.uk,
> tjaalton@ubuntu.com
> 
> https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/libmusicbrainz5
> 
> libmusicbrainz5 is pulled into many GNOME desktops as a dependency,
> hence the high popcon stats:
> https://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=libmusicbrainz5
> 
> There is currently an RC bug, a couple of non-free files crept in at
> some point, upstream has removed them but had to make API changes.
> Somebody adopting the package may need to consider a transition.
> 
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=749698
> 
> This package relies on a web service API from MusicBrainz and somebody
> familiar with that may be able to support the package more easily.
> 
> I think this is a very worthwhile package, it is part of the eco-system
> of open source alternatives to cloud-based music services.  I originally
> helped with this package to support the packaging of flactag.  However,
> I have a large portfolio of other packages where I have more in-depth
> experience and ongoing development work hence I'm putting this one
> up for adoption in the hope that somebody will focus on it.

I will continue mainting the package in the Multimedia team if that's
okay with you.

Cheers
-- 
Sebastian Ramacher

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