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 @unnumbered Preface
 
 @menu
+* Preface to version 2.0::
 * Preface to version 1.8::
 * Preface to version 1.6::
 @end menu
 
+
+@node Preface to version 2.2
+@unnumberedsec Preface to version 2.2
+
+During the 2.1 development cycle, the cleanup of the existing features
+has continued unabated. Major areas of change are: orchestral
+notation, lyrics formatting and font size handling.
+
+Han-Wen and Jan
+
+Utrecht/Eindhoven, The Netherlands, March 2003. 
+
+
+@node Preface to version 2.0
+@unnumberedsec Preface to version 2.0
+
+
+Due to personal circumstances, Han-Wen was able to do a lot more on
+LilyPond during the past months. A testament to that is the quick
+release of version 2.0, less than two months after 1.8. We have taken
+the opportunity to make a few radical changes to the syntax: note
+attributes, like articulation, dynamics and fingerings are now
+post-fix exclusively. This makes entering scores easier: you never
+have to think about the order of the attributes.  With version 2.0, we
+have a new and improved platform for working on notation and
+typography features for coming versions,
+ 
+Due to other personal circumstances, Jan was not able to do more than
+packaging for Cygwin.  The good news is that we now have a nearly
+fool-proof installation for Windows.  He will be back for serious
+hacking in 2.1.
+
+
+Han-Wen and Jan
+
+Utrecht/Eindhoven, The Netherlands, September 2003.
+
 @node Preface to version 1.8
 @unnumberedsec Preface to version 1.8
 
@@ -25,12 +63,13 @@ which translates into fewer bugs and more adjustment options.
 
 Special thanks for version 1.8 go out to Juergen Reuter for lots of
 work on the ancient notation engine, and to Amy Zapf for pushing us to
-rewrite the chord name support
+rewrite the chord name support.
 
-[wie meer?]  
+@c TODO [wie meer?]  
 
 Han-Wen and Jan, 
-Utrecht/Eindhoven, April/May 2003  
+
+Utrecht/Eindhoven, The Netherlands, April/May 2003.
 
 @node Preface to version 1.6
 @unnumberedsec Preface to version 1.6
@@ -67,13 +106,13 @@ pieces of sheet music.  Seeing that still feels unreal, but in a very
 pleasant way.
 
 Our users not only give us good vibes by using our program, many of
-them also help us by giving suggestions and sending bugreports. So
+them also help us by giving suggestions and sending bug reports. So
 first and foremost, we would like to thank all users that sent us
-bugreports, gave suggestions or contributed in any other way to
+bug reports, gave suggestions or contributed in any other way to
 LilyPond.
 
 We would also like to thank the following people: Mats Bengtsson for
-the incountable number of questions he answered on the mailing list,
+the uncountable number of questions he answered on the mailing list,
 and Rune Zedeler for his energy in finding and fixing bugs.  Nicola
 Bernardini for inviting us to his workshop on music publishing, which
 was truly a masterclass, and Heinz Stolba and James Ingram for