@c used for news about the upcoming release; see CG 10.2
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! @emph{May 22, 2012}
+
+LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of
+the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
+experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
+listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
+@ref{Development}.
+
+There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no
+Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be
+on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
+@ref{Bug reports}.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading The LilyPond Report #26. @emph{May 22, 2012}
+
+The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a new editor on board -
+Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands
+of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current
+development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output -
+see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching
+the quality of hand-engraved scores.
+
+Come
+@uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-26, read
+LilyPond Report 26} now; comments and contributions are
+warmly encouraged!
+
+@newsEnd
+
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! @emph{May 3, 2012}
+
+LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of
+the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to
+experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are
+listed in the @qq{Changes} manual on the website section about
+@ref{Development}.
+
+@strong{Update:} Due to a few Critical bugs, another release
+candidate will be required.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! @emph{April 25, 2012}
+
+Being a part of @uref{http://www.gnu.org/, GNU project}, we are participating in
+@uref{http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2012,
+Google Summer of Code program}, which offers students stipends for
+working on open source software.
+
+Our contributor Janek WarchoĊ was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC.
+He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.
+
+@newsEnd
+
@newsItem
@subsubheading Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! @emph{April 19, 2012}