* don't duplicate entries from news-front.itexi
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+@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}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. 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 2.17.11 released! @emph{January 26, 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. 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 2.17.10 released! @emph{January 12 2013}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. 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 2.17.9 released! @emph{December 15, 2012}
+
+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
+a stable version of Lilypond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.8 released! @emph{December 1, 2012}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. 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 2.17.7 released! @emph{November 17, 2012}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. 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 2.16.1 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 2.17.6 released! @emph{November 3, 2012}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. 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 2.17.5 released! @emph{October 20, 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.
+
+@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.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.17.3 released! @emph{September 23, 2012}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. 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 2.17.2 released! @emph{September 10, 2012}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. 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 2.17.1 released! @emph{August 28, 2012}
+
+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 2.17.0 released! @emph{August 26, 2012}
+
+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 Lilypond 2.16.0 released! @emph{August 24, 2012}
+
+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.
+
+Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous
+main stable version. A few major improvements are:
+
+@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:
+
+@example
+@uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html}
+@end example
+
+Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...
+
+Main development team:
+
+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
+
+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
+
+Documentation contributors:
+
+James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil
+
+Bug squad:
+
+Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer,
+James Lowe
+
+Support:
+
+Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes
+
+Translation contributors:
+
+Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada
+
+@newsEnd
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading Lilypond 2.15.95 released! @emph{August 11, 2012}
+
+We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95.
+With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the
+upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.
+
+All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best
+quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any
+problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
+
+New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the @qq{Changes} manual
+on the website section about @ref{Development}.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.42 released! @emph{August 02, 2012}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. 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 2.14 version. Please
+note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
+candidate.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading The LilyPond Report #27. @emph{August 2, 2012}
+
+The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with some interesting insights on
+new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid
+developer David Kastrup (thanks to your
+@uref{http://lilypond.org/sponsoring.html, continuing donations}). Also
+to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond
+companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.
+
+Come
+@uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-27, read
+LilyPond Report 27} now; comments and contributions are
+warmly encouraged!
+
+@newsEnd
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{July 11, 2012}
+
+We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41
+is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
+continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
+more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
+problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! @emph{July 4, 2012}
+
+LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth 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 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
+@ref{Bug reports}.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.40 released! @emph{June 05, 2012}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. 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 2.14 version. Please
+note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
+candidate.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading Release candidate withdrawn @emph{June 01, 2012}
+
+We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39
+is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please
+continue testing it -- we would like to discover (and fix!) any
+more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any
+problems, please send us @ref{Bug reports}.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+
+@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 Warchoł 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}
+
+LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth 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 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
+@ref{Bug reports}.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! @emph{April 6, 2012}
+
+LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth 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 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us
+@ref{Bug reports}.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading The LilyPond Report #25. @emph{Apr 1st, 2012}
+
+The @emph{LilyPond Report} is back, with a rather unusual
+issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł!
+Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items,
+including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!
+
+Come
+@uref{http://news.lilynet.net/?The-LilyPond-Report-25, read
+LilyPond Report 25} now; comments and contributions are
+warmly encouraged!
+
+@newsEnd
+
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.35 released! @emph{Mar 28, 2012}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. 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 2.14 version. Please
+note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
+candidate.
+
+@newsEnd
+
+
+@newsItem
+@subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.34 released! @emph{Mar 19, 2012}
+
+We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. 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 2.14 version. Please
+note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release
+candidate.
+
+@newsEnd
+
@newsItem
@subsubheading LilyPond 2.15.33 released! @emph{Mar 08, 2012}