@c used for news about the upcoming release; see CG 10.2
-
@newsItem
-@subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.28 released! @emph{Feb 3, 2012}
-
-We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This
-release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
-It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
-this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
-note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
-candidate.
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. 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.
@newsEnd
@newsItem
-@subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.27 released! @emph{Jan 24, 2012}
-
-We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This
-release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
-It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
-this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
-note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
-candidate.
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. 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.
@newsEnd
@newsItem
-@subsubheading The LilyPond Report #23. @emph{Jan 20, 2012}
+@subsubheading Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
-The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with developer
-David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features
-an exposé on some of the new, handy commands
-recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview
-with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.
+We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0.
+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.
-Come
-@uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-23, read
-LilyPond Report 23} now; comments and contributions are
-+warmly encouraged!
+Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
+main stable version. A few major improvements are:
-@newsEnd
+@itemize
+@item
+Support for kievan square notation
+@item
+User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
+@item
+Music functions have become quite more versatile
+@end itemize
+A full list of new features is given in:
-@newsItem
-@subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.26 released! @emph{Jan 16, 2012}
+@example
+@uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
+@end example
-We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This
-release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
+Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
-It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
-this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
-note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
-candidate.
+Main development team:
-The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.
+Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin,
+Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg,
+John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys,
+Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock,
+Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave,
+Jan Warchoł
-@newsEnd
+Programming contributors:
+Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker,
+Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt,
+Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren,
+Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol
-@newsItem
-@subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.24 released! @emph{Jan 07, 2012}
+Documentation contributors:
-We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This
-release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
+James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
-It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
-this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
-note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
-candidate.
+Bug squad:
-@newsEnd
+Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
+James Lowe
+Support:
-@newsItem
-@subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.23 released! @emph{Dec 21, 2011}
+Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
-We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This
-release contains the usual number of bugfixes.
+Translation contributors:
-It is strongly recommended that normal users do @strong{not} use
-this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please
-note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
-candidate.
+Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
@newsEnd