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+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.9 released @emph{June 29, 2014}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This
+release includes a number of 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 2.18
+version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.8 released @emph{June 15, 2014}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This
+release includes a number of 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 2.18
+version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.7 released @emph{May 25, 2014}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This
+release includes a number of 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 2.18
+version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.6 released @emph{May 11, 2014}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This
+release includes a number of 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 2.18
+version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.5 released @emph{April 20, 2014}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This
+release includes a number of 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 2.18 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.4 released @emph{April 6, 2014}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This
+release includes a number of 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 2.18 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.3 released @emph{March 2, 2014}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This
+release includes a number of 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 2.18 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.18.1 @emph{February 16, 2014}
+
+We have released updated manuals for LilyPond's stable version, 2.18.
+The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements
+over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2),
+and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor
+enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.
+
+To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0;
+stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.2 released @emph{February 2, 2014}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This
+release includes a number of 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 2.18 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.1 released @emph{January 19, 2014}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This
+release includes a number of 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 2.18 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.19.0 released @emph{January 5, 2014}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This
+release includes a number of 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 2.18 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.97 released! @emph{December 8, 2013}
+
+We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.97 as
+a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
+developers believe this to be feature-complete, the
+documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
+overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
+latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
+Please test this release and report back any problems, see
+@uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.96 released! @emph{November 24, 2013}
+
+We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.96 as
+a further beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
+developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the
+documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
+overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
+latest version, see @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/usage/updating-files-with-convert_002dly, Updating files with convert-ly}.
+Please test this release and report back any problems, see
+@uref{http://www.lilypond.org/website/bug-reports.html, Bug reports}.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.95 released! @emph{November 3, 2013}
+
+We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond@tie{}2.17.95 as
+beta release for the upcoming stable release@tie{}2.18. The
+developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute
+problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the
+documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be
+overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the
+latest version, see @rprogram{Updating files with convert-ly}.
+Please test this release and report back any problems, see
+@rweb{Bug reports}.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.29 released! @emph{October 20, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. 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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.28 released! @emph{October 6, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. 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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.27 released! @emph{September 26, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. 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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.26 released! @emph{September 8, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. 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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.25 released! @emph{August 25, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. 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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.24 released! @emph{August 11, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. 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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.23 released! @emph{July 28, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. 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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.22 released! @emph{July 14, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. 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.
+
+This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem
+with positioning text.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.21 released! @emph{June 30, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. 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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.20 released! @emph{June 9, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. 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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.19 released! @emph{May 26, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. 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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.18 released! @emph{May 11, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. 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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.17 released! @emph{April 27, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. 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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.16 released! @emph{April 13, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. 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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.15 released! @emph{March 30, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. 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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.14 released! @emph{March 10, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This
+release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back
+where they should be) 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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.13 released! @emph{February 23, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. 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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
@newsItem
@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.12 released! @emph{February 8, 2013}
@newsItem
@subsubheading February 26, 2005
-The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
+The @uref{http://lsr.di.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.