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+# Announce: Rakudo Perl 6 compiler, Release 2017.04.2
+
+On behalf of the Rakudo development team, I'm announcing an
+out-of-schedule release of the Rakudo Perl 6 compiler.
+Rakudo is an implementation of Perl 6 on the Moar Virtual Machine[^1].
+
+This release is a point release in addition to the regular, monthly
+releases. This release fixes an issue with method calls on paths in %?RESOURCES
+that was introduced in 2017.04 release. The issue impacted installation of several
+ecosystem modules. We're currently working on an automated extended testing system that
+will prevent such issues from affecting future releases.
+
+The tarball for this release is available from <http://rakudo.org/downloads/rakudo/>.
+
+Please note: This announcement is not for the Rakudo Star
+distribution[^2] --- it’s announcing a new release of the compiler
+only. For the latest Rakudo Star release, see
+<http://rakudo.org/downloads/star/>.
+
+The changes in this release are outlined below:
+
+New in 2017.04.2:
+ + Fixes:
+    + Fix "Cannot invoke this object (REPR: Null; VMNull)" [4a560aa]
+    + Improve relations between %?RESOURCES and Native trait [647abfe]
+    + Support all appropriate IO::Path methods on Distribution::Resources [f4f1c42]
+
+The following people contributed to this release:
+
+Stefan Seifert, Zoffix Znet
+
+If you would like to contribute or find out more information, visit
+<http://perl6.org>, <http://rakudo.org/how-to-help>, ask on the
+<perl6-compiler@perl.org> mailing list, or ask on IRC #perl6 on freenode.
+
+Additionally, we invite you to make a donation to The Perl Foundation
+to sponsor Perl 6 development: <https://donate.perlfoundation.org/>
+(put "Perl 6 Core Development Fund" in the 'Purpose' text field)
+
+The next release of Rakudo (#111), is tentatively scheduled for 2017-05-20.
+
+A list of the other planned release dates is available in the
+“docs/release_guide.pod” file.
+
+The development team appreciates feedback! If you’re using Rakudo, do
+get back to us. Questions, comments, suggestions for improvements, cool
+discoveries, incredible hacks, or any other feedback -- get in touch with
+us through (the above-mentioned) mailing list or IRC channel. Enjoy!
+
+Please note that recent releases have known issues running on the JVM.
+We are working to get the JVM backend working again but do not yet have
+an estimated delivery date.
+
+[^1]: See <http://moarvm.org/>
+
+[^2]: What’s the difference between the Rakudo compiler and the Rakudo
+Star distribution?
+
+[^3]: NQP stands for 'Not Quite Perl', which is a language/environment
+that Rakudo is largely written in. See https://github.com/perl6/nqp
+
+The Rakudo compiler is a compiler for the Perl 6 language.
+Not much more.
+
+The Rakudo Star distribution is the Rakudo compiler plus a selection
+of useful Perl 6 modules, a module installer, the most recent
+incarnation of the “Using Perl 6” book, and other software that can
+be used with the Rakudo compiler to enhance its utility.
+