Hi all, I think the main reason for the delay of a new version is now concluded (or at least in a decent state), which was the port to KF5. There's also one major issue, which is the deprecation of mysql embedded.
I went after Mariadb's plans for the embedded library. I couldn't find any mention to it. Only references to 10.5 series mirroring Mysql 8, which is the version that dropped Mysql embedded. However Mariadb 10.4 contains the embedded library, and is supported until June 2024 (see https://mariadb.com/kb/en/new-and-old-releases/) I wonder if Amarok could release a version with dependency to Mariadb <= 10.4. Then we prioritize the port to the alternative to mariadb/mysql. This would bridge the 2-year gap from the previous release. Also it would bring Amarok back to distros that are not shipping it because it doesn't have an official KF5 versions (namely Ubuntu). Cheers, Pedro