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+<title>LilyPond version 2.6 now available for download</title>
+<pre>
+LilyPond - Music Notation for Everyone.
+
+
+
+LilyPond is a free/open source package to create beautiful music
+notation.  With version 2.6, LilyPond is now truly for everyone.
+
+- For every platform
+
+  LilyPond now installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version
+  of Linux.  Get up and running in minutes!
+
+- For every language
+
+  Pango text formatting lets you print Unicode lyrics in your favorite
+  script and font.
+
+- For every application
+
+  Create SVG files, and edit them in Inkscape.
+
+
+
+In addition, version 2.6 adds support for
+
+ - staves starting anywhere on the page
+ - solfa notation
+ - arrowed lines
+ - better auto-beaming
+ - circled text
+ - string-number notation
+ - better ledger line formatting
+ - score separators
+ - cleaner syntax for text markup
+ - pagebreaks around titles
+ - stemlets on beams
+ - easier titles customization
+ - direct PostScript or SVG output
+ - (te)TeX no longer necessary
+ - revised manual
+ - website now translated into Dutch and French
+
+Grab it at
+
+  http://lilypond.org
+
+</pre>