Freedb.org Seeks Volunteers

dtype writes "freedb.org is asking for your help. With the ever increasing popularity of freedb, the all-volunteer service has required more and more time. Joerg Hevers has been absorbing the brunt of the load for some time now, and we should all thank him for that. We're now looking for volunteers who would like to spend time on this great service, so that we can continue to serve the community at expected levels."

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If more people cannot be found to help freedb, it might make sense for people to start switching to cddb. For those not "up to speed" on these things, cddb is a commercial project that is basically designed to be a replacement for freedb. Because they make money from developers who use them for looking up track lists, they can afford to add servers and staff as necessary. Obviously, we'd all prefer to support a free project over a commercial one, but I think this is just a case where the "no cash flow" ideology just isn't going to work. By showing our support for cddb, we can demonstrate that their is money to be made in Free Software offshoots.