2008/9/22 Graham Percival <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I've read plenty of release announcements, but my reaction is
> different -- marketing make feel greasy and icky. I had five
> years of training to be as precise as possible in my analytic
> philosophy degree; I hate empty phrases like "50 new features".
Oh, come on. I hate marketing as much as you do, but we are not
selling anything to people who don't need it. We've had this debate
many times, and you know how important I think it is to raise people's
enthusiasm in such projects.
> If we'd finished GDP months ago and had begun a GWP, these would
> be in the official FAQ (and most of the current questions in the
> FAQ would be gone). But since we didn't, they aren't.
Yeah, tell me about it... (sigh)
Anyway, here's a beta release announcement full of empty happy
stances; hope you guys enjoy it :-)
Cheers,
Valentin
*LilyPond version 2.12 available -- 12 year anniversary release*
http://lilypond.org
We are proud to announce the release of GNU/LilyPond 2.12 "Rune".
Our joy is tinged with sadness, as long-time LilyPond contributor
and friend Rune Zedeler passed away on the 2nd of July, 2008. This
release is dedicated to him.
Rune was a computer programmer, a musician and a valued contributor
to LilyPond. He had been enthusiastically involved in the project
for the past six years, and he will be missed among our community.
*Major updates*
- This release contains vastly improved collision detection. Many
graphical score objects will avoid overwriting each other, leading
to far fewer manual tweaks.
- Our online documentation is now generated by a new system that
makes it simpler to browse... and much better-looking. It has never
been easier to get started with 'Pond!
- The documentation itself has been almost entirely rewritten as
part of the LilyPond Grand Documentation Project: this year-long
project involved over 20 people updating, clarifying, and writing
new documentation. Translation teams have also been working hard
everywhere in the world: the program is now available in 15
languages, and the documentation is partially available in French,
Spanish and German.
- There is more: a huge amount of bugs have been fixed, and countless
exciting new features have been implemented. Since we can't decide
which one you'll enjoy the most, have a look at the full list at
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.11/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html and
let us know!
[include THANKS here]
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