release: 0.1.61

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / index.pod

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@@ -4,29 +4,64 @@ The Homepage of LilyPond -- the GNU Project music typesetter
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-GNU LilyPond is a program which converts music definition files into
-visual or auditive output: it can typeset formatted sheet music to a
-TeX file and and (mechanical) performances to MIDI files.
+LilyPond is the GNU Project music typesetter.  It generates visual or
+auditive output from a music definition file: it can typeset formatted
+sheet music to a TeX file and play (mechanical) performances to a MIDI
+file.
 
 This is not a Fanmail/Hype page. These pages were entirely created from
-the LilyPond package-sources
+the LilyPond package-sources. 
+
+Note: These pages are created from the latest B<development snapshots>
+of LilyPond.  You can look at the bottom if you want to know which
+version this was.
+
+=head2 Mirrors
+
+=over 4
+
+=item http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/lilypond/
+
+Eric Praetzel was kind enough to provide a mirror of both the website
+and the ftp site.  
+
+=back
 
 =head2 Examples
 
-<a href=example_output.html
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+<a href=examples_output.html
 >
-examples of what LilyPond can do: MIDI, PS, .gif and input.
+short examples of what LilyPond can do: MIDI, PS, .gif and input.
 </a
 >
 
+=item *
+<a href=mutopiaexamples_output.html 
+>
+examples of what LilyPond can do
+with real music: MIDI, PS, .gif and input 
+</a
+>
+
+=back
+
+=head2 NEWS! 
+
+This is what the latest version brings:
+
+top_of_NEWS
+
 =head2 Documentation: Introduction
 
 =over 4
 
 =item *
-<a href=ANNOUNCE.txt
+<a href=ANNOUNCE-0.1.txt
 >
-The announce of 0.1
+The announcement of 0.1
 </a
 >
 
@@ -96,44 +131,22 @@ The lilypond logo (medium size, format: .gif)
 
 =back
 
-=head2 Documentation: manpages, manuals
+=head2 Documentation: manuals
 
 
 =over 4
 
 =item *
-<a href=tex_manuals.html
+<a href=../tex/out-www/index.html
 >
 PS documents about LilyPond
 </a
 >
 
-
-=item *
-<a href=mi2mu.html
->
-manual page for mi2mu, the MIDI convertor.
-</a
->
-
-=item *
-<a href=lilypond.html
->
-The manual page
-</a
->
-
-=item *
-<a href=convert-mudela.html
->
-The mudela convertor: convert-mudela
-</a
->
-
 =item *
-<a href=mudela-book.html
+<a href=../man/out-www/index.html
 >
-mudela in TeX: mudela-book
+Manual pages
 </a
 >
 
@@ -216,7 +229,7 @@ B<download> LilyPond and other interesting links
 =item *
 <a href=sconstat/stats.html
 >
-Stats on this page.
+Stats on this page. [temporarily out of order]
 </a
 >