SIL's Language Software Development team for Linux (LSDev-Linux) is pleased to announce the 1.7 Beta 2 release of the Balsa system. There's a Quick Start here.

This replaces the 1.7 Beta 1 release, which was withdrawn.

What's New in 1.7?

Here are some of the features of the new release: (The previous release is here):

• The new EasyBackup program automatically backs up the Balsa user's data when an initialized USB device is plugged in.
• Includes SIL's graphite font system for enhanced character support
• Has support for additional SD card readers

There's more detail in the notes for this release here.