# candidates, where it signifies the most recent such release from
# this branch; it will be empty before the first such release, as well
# as after the final release is out.
-set(GMX_VERSION_SUFFIX "-beta1")
+set(GMX_VERSION_SUFFIX "-beta2")
# Conventionally with libtool, any ABI change must change the major
# version number, the minor version number should change if it's just
Also, please use the syntax :issue:`number` to reference issues on redmine, without the
a space between the colon and number!
-Changes anticipated to |Gromacs| NEXT functionality
+Changes anticipated to |Gromacs| 2020 functionality
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Functionality deprecated in |Gromacs| 2020
Highlights
^^^^^^^^^^
-|Gromacs| NEXT was released on INSERT DATE HERE. Patch releases may
+|Gromacs| 2020 was released on INSERT DATE HERE. Patch releases may
have been made since then, please use the updated versions! Here are
some highlights of what you can expect, along with more detail in the
links below!
functionality supported, whereas patch releases contain only fixes for
issues identified in the corresponding major releases.
-Two versions of |Gromacs| are under active maintenance, the NEXT
+Two versions of |Gromacs| are under active maintenance, the 2020
series and the 2019 series. In the latter, only highly conservative
fixes will be made, and only to address issues that affect scientific
correctness. Naturally, some of those releases will be made after the
year 2019 ends, but we keep 2018 in the name so users understand how
up to date their version is. Such fixes will also be incorporated into
-the NEXT release series, as appropriate. Around the time the NEXT+1
+the 2020 release series, as appropriate. Around the time the 2021
release is made, the 2019 series will no longer be maintained.
Where issue numbers are reported in these release notes, more details
can be found at https://redmine.gromacs.org at that issue number.
-|Gromacs| NEXT series
+|Gromacs| 2020 series
---------------------
Major release