commit 11cdcc31caf00b9b4931bcda846e14fdfddcfd41
Author: Phil Holmes <mail@philholmes.net>
Date:   Fri Jan 4 13:32:22 2013 +0000

    Release: update news.

diff --git a/Documentation/web/news-front.itexi b/Documentation/web/news-front.itexi
index 2d0a892..0de5407 100644
--- a/Documentation/web/news-front.itexi
+++ b/Documentation/web/news-front.itexi
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@
 @c used for news about the upcoming release; see CG 10.2
 
 @newsItem
-@subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released!  @emph{November 9, 2012}
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.2 released!  @emph{January 4, 2013}
 
-We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
-updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
-recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.2. This release is mainly
+to correct a problem with lilypond-book running on Windows. We recommend that
+only people requiring this functionality upgrade to this version.
 @newsEnd
 
 @newsItem
-@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.6 released!  @emph{November 3, 2012}
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.9 released!  @emph{December 15, 2012}
 
-We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6.  This
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9.  This
 release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
 some work in progress.  You will have access to the very latest features, but
 some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes.  If you require
@@ -28,30 +28,41 @@ a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
 @newsEnd
 
 @newsItem
-@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.5 released!  @emph{October 20, 2012}
+@subsubheading The LilyPond Report #28.  @emph{November 12, 2012}
 
-We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5.  This
-release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains
-some work in progress.  You will have access to the very latest features, but
-some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes.  If you require
-a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+The @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, October
+issue of the @emph{LilyPond Report}} focuses on the
+@uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?LilyPond-meeting-in-Waltrop,
+meeting of LilyPond developers and users} in Waltrop, Germany last
+August.  Of course, there are also some musings on LilyPond
+triggered by the release of 2.16.0 and 2.17.0 occuring from that
+venue.
+
+There are also two monthly financial reports from David Kastrup
+whose work on LilyPond is
+@uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-24#an_urgent_request_for_funding,
+solely paid for} by financial contributions from other developer
+and users (thank you!), and a report about experiences from
+@uref{http://scorio.com, a web-based music typesetting service}
+using LilyPond internally.
 
+Come @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-28, read
+LilyPond Report 28} now; comments and contributions are warmly
+encouraged!
 @newsEnd
 
 @newsItem
-@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.4 released!  @emph{October 6, 2012}
-
-We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4.  This
-release contains the usual number of bugfixes.  It is strongly
-recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use this release,
-and instead use the stable 2.16 version.
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.16.1 released!  @emph{November 9, 2012}
 
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of
+updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We
+recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.
 @newsEnd
 
 @newsItem
 @subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released!  @emph{August 24, 2012}
 
-We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
+We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.1.
 LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the
 highest-quality sheet music possible.  It brings the aesthetics of
 traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.
diff --git a/Documentation/web/news.itexi b/Documentation/web/news.itexi
index 0a21c0d..1331adf 100644
--- a/Documentation/web/news.itexi
+++ b/Documentation/web/news.itexi
@@ -28,6 +28,220 @@ NOTE:
 
 
 @newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released!  @emph{December 1, 2012}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8.  This