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Server Update, 2013-08-19 20 Aug 2013 | 02:03 am
Another two weeks, another release! A variety of bug fixes, primarily, and some assorted improvements. For those of you using replication on resource-constrained servers, this release includes code to...
New MusicBrainz EU download mirror 15 Aug 2013 | 06:03 pm
With the help of Freso and then generous support from Denmark based open source hosting provider dotsrc.org the MusicBrainz downloads (data and apps) are now available in the EU (FTP too!). This shou...
Search server release: 2013-08-14 14 Aug 2013 | 07:13 pm
Paul Taylor worked on the latest release of our search server — thanks for fixing these bugs, Paul! The following issues were addressed: Release Notes – MusicBrainz Search Server – Version 2013-08-14...
Google donates another $40,000 6 Aug 2013 | 04:41 pm
We’ve just received our annual sponsorship from Google’s Open Source Programs Office to the tune of $40,000. Thanks so much for continuing to sponsor us, Google! At the current count we’ve received n...
Server Update, 2013-08-05 5 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
It’s a new month, which means it’s time for a a new release of MusicBrainz! This week we’re releasing a new version of the Cover Art Archive uploader, which now lets you upload multiple files at once,...
libdiscid 0.5.2 released 1 Aug 2013 | 06:20 pm
This is a bugfix release of libdiscid. There are already lots of changes (features) ready for 0.6.0, but I did want to release these fixes separately, since they have a high impact on the platforms i...
New virtual machine available via BitTorrent 1 Aug 2013 | 01:14 pm
We have finally created a new version of our Virtual Machine and we’re currently seeding it via BitTorrent. If you have some spare bandwidth and would like to help seed this torrent, please join it an...
Server update, 2013-07-22 22 Jul 2013 | 03:58 pm
We’ve just finished deploying the second update to musicbrainz.org for July. Continuing the trend, this release is primarily bug fixes with a few new improvements. Notably, people should be happy to h...
MusicBrainz Summit 13: Berlin, Germany 21 & 22 September 2013 22 Jul 2013 | 03:18 pm
After we were not able to confirm space in our previously agreed city, we started looking for alternative places to host our summit and Wikimedia Germany in Berlin graciously agreed to host us! This ...
EU FTP mirror wanted 17 Jul 2013 | 09:21 pm
The OSU Open Source Lab hosts our FTP site in the US (thanks!!), but downloading from it from the EU is quite slow. We’re wondering if anyone would be interested in setting up an FTP mirror that is lo...