#metabrainzmeetingnotes, 2025-09-29

Back to meetings, after a break for the summit!
Of particular note, we are looking for book/data nerds to test and feed back on new beta #BookBrainz API: https://api.bookbrainz.org/ 👀

Agenda: Reviews
https://community.metabrainz.org/t/notes-from-metabrainz-meeting-2025-09-29/804586

What differences should make a different book “edition” entity in a database? Cover? Printers keys? Illustrations? Introductions? Typesetting?

Lots of guideline discussion and proposals are happening now in the #BookBrainz forum, join us on the ground floor!

https://community.metabrainz.org/c/bookbrainz/7

#MusicBrainz will have downtime today at 17 UTC, which also affects other MeB services - #BookBrainz, #ListenBrainz and #CritiqueBrainz.

In ~7 hours: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/launch?iso=20240513T17&p0=1440&msg=MusicBrainz+Database+Schema+Change

For a schema change: https://blog.metabrainz.org/2024/03/12/schema-change-release-may-13-2024/

We’re hoping an hour, but it could be longer! - reo/a

Ah, the lead up to Google Summer of Code (GSoC). Weeks of excitement, and the promise of a bright future. And lots of time to absolutely torpedo your chances of working with MetaBrainz or your open-source organisation of choice. Here’s how.

https://blog.metabrainz.org/2024/03/01/the-top-8-mistakes-of-gsoc-applicants/
#googlesummerofcode #gsoc #opensource #developers #metabrainz #musicbrainz #listenbrainz #bookbrainz

Other projects in the #MetaBrainz umbrella.

* For #Books — https://bookbrainz.org

* For #Reviews — https://critizuebrainz.org (also connected to #MusicBrainz #ListenBrainz #BookBrainz when making reviews).

* MusicBrainz Picard — https://picard.musicbrainz.org (if you want to make your music tagging easier)

More info here: https://metabrainz.org/projects

@metabrainz

GSoC 2023: Reviving the BookBrainz importer project

Not only is the importer going to be an exciting step for BookBrainz, kellnerd also gives us a wonderfully detailed run-through of when a GSoC project doesn’t go to plan, but is still a success!

https://blog.metabrainz.org/2023/11/06/gsoc-2023-reviving-the-bookbrainz-importer-project/

#bookbrainz #gsoc

The #summit23 blog post is up!

Delve into overviews of what our projects got up to over the past year, what we’re looking at doing next, and a whole lot more data nerd shenanigans.

It’s a long one, make yourself a fresh hot drink and enjoy:
https://blog.metabrainz.org/2023/10/26/metabrainz-summit-2023/

#metabrainz #musicbrainz #bookbrainz #listenbrainz #opensource #oss #metabrainzsummit

You are invited to MetaBrainz Summit 23! Only one week away, October 2-6.

A number of staff and volunteers will be at MetaBrainz HQ, eating lots of international candy and sleeping in for too long. But guess what – YOU can also eat lots of candy! And sleep in for too long! And join us, remotely!

More information: https://blog.metabrainz.org/2023/09/25/you-are-invited-to-metabrainz-summit-23/

#metabrainzsummit #metabrainzsummit23 #metabrainz #musicbrainz #listenbrainz #bookbrainz #opensource