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-@c -*- coding: latin-1; mode: texinfo; -*-
+@c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*-
+@c This file is part of lilypond.tely
+@ignore
+    Translation of GIT committish: FILL-IN-HEAD-COMMITTISH
+
+    When revising a translation, copy the HEAD committish of the
+    version that you are working on.  See TRANSLATION for details.
+@end ignore
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+@c \version "2.12.0"
 
 @node Preface
 @unnumbered Preface
 
 
 It must have been during a rehearsal of the EJE (Eindhoven Youth
-Orchestra), somewhere in 1995 that Jan, one of the cranked violists
+Orchestra), somewhere in 1995 that Jan, one of the cranked violists,
 told Han-Wen, one of the distorted French horn players, about the
 grand new project he was working on.  It was an automated system for
 printing music (to be precise, it was MPP, a preprocessor for
@@ -20,8 +29,8 @@ In some ways, developing a computer program is like learning to play
 an instrument.  In the beginning, discovering how it works is fun, and
 the things you cannot do are challenging.  After the initial excitement,
 you have to practice and practice.  Scales and studies can be dull, and
-if you are not motivated by others---teachers, conductors or
-audience---it is very tempting to give up.  You continue, and gradually
+if you are not motivated by others -- teachers, conductors or
+audience -- it is very tempting to give up.  You continue, and gradually
 playing becomes a part of your life.  Some days it comes naturally, and
 it is wonderful, and on some days it just does not work, but you keep
 playing, day after day.
@@ -48,33 +57,3 @@ Han-Wen and Jan
 
 Utrecht/Eindhoven, The Netherlands, July 2002.
 
-@menu
-* Notes for version 2.6::       
-@end menu
-
-@node Notes for version 2.6
-@unnumberedsec Notes for version 2.6
-
-For years, LilyPond has been associated with @TeX{}, for its design,
-syntax and, last but not least, since it used @TeX{} as an output
-engine. Starting with 2.6, the latter has changed. By default,
-LilyPond now produces PostScript directly.  This makes it easier to
-install, quicker to operate and more versatile.
-
-Under the hood, this was made possible by use of the Pango library,
-which does typesetting of multilingual text.  This means that you can
-easily typeset Chinese, Russian or Minoic lyrics.  Another result is
-the SVG output. You can create SVG pictures of music notation directly
-from LilyPond. 
-
-There are also small improvements.  This release has numerous extra
-features, such as color support, string-number notation, arrowed
-glissandi.  Moreover, it is now possible to commission features. For a
-small fee, we (the core developers) can implement the features that
-you sorely. Examples of sponsored features in 2.6 are: solfa notation,
-stemlets, starting and stopping staves.
-
-
-Han-Wen and Jan
-
-Utrecht/Eindhoven, The Netherlands, May 2005.