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+# Announce: Rakudo Perl 6 compiler, Development Release #79 ("Minsk")
+
+On behalf of the Rakudo development team, I'm happy to announce the
+August 2014 release of Rakudo Perl 6 #79 "Minsk". Rakudo is an
+implementation of Perl 6 on the Moar Virtual Machine[^1], the Java Virtual
+Machine and the Parrot Virtual Machine. 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 Rakudo Perl compiler follows a monthly release cycle, with each release
+named after a Perl Mongers group. This release is named after Minsk, the
+capital and largest city of Belarus
+
+Some of the changes in this release are outlined below:
+
++ ...
+
+These are only some of the changes in this release. For a more
+detailed list, see "docs/ChangeLog".
+
+The development team thanks all of our contributors and sponsors for
+making Rakudo Perl possible, as well as those people who worked on
+Parrot, the Perl 6 test suite, MoarVM and the specification.
+
+The following people contributed to this release:
+
+Elizabeth Mattijsen, Jonathan Worthington, Tobias Leich, Alexander Moquin,
+Jonathan Scott Duff, Rob Hoelz, Will Coleda, Timo Paulssen, Larry Wall,
+Pepe Schwarz, Carlin, Moritz Lenz, sergot, Carl Mäsak, Geoff Broadwell.
+
+If you would like to contribute, see <http://rakudo.org/how-to-help>,
+ask on the <perl6-compiler@perl.org> mailing list, or ask on IRC
+\#perl6 on freenode.
+
+The next release of Rakudo (#80), is scheduled for September 18, 2014.
+A list of the other planned release dates and code names for future
+releases is available in the "docs/release_guide.pod" file. A Rakudo
+development release typically occurs a few days (often two) after the
+third Tuesday of each month.
+
+On behalf of the development team, we encourage you to enjoy the new release,
+try awesome stuff, have the appropriate amount of fun, and get back to us
+with feedback.
+
+[^1]: See <http://moarvm.org/>
+
+[^2]: What's the difference between the Rakudo compiler and the Rakudo
+Star distribution?
+
+The Rakudo compiler is a compiler for the Perl 6 language.
+Nothing else.
+
+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.  Rakudo Star
+is meant for early adopters who wish to explore what's possible with
+Rakudo Perl 6 and provide feedback on what works, what doesn't, and
+what else they would like to see included in the distribution.