Post Syndicated from jzb original https://lwn.net/Articles/1060189/

The MetaBrainz Foundation has announced the unexpected passing of
its founder and executive director, Robert Kaye:

Robert’s vision and leadership shaped MetaBrainz and left a lasting
mark on the music industry and open source movement. His contributions
were significant and his loss is deeply felt across our global
community.

The Board is actively overseeing a smooth leadership transition and
has measures in place to ensure that MetaBrainz continues to operate
without interruption. Further updates will be shared in due
course.