"Here we go: this is the last unstable release before 2.18.0. We've all
added cool features, important bug fixes, great translations, or shiny
documentation during the past six months. And it'll be soon ready for
public consumption. There's still one week before the hard code freeze,
so it's not too late to fix this last bug you're ashamed of. And then,
you'll be able to think about the future. What will make GNOME 2.20.0
rock? It's up to you to write this future!
"To compile GNOME 2.17.92, you can use GARNOME, which supports users and
has additional/different modules available), or the jhbuild
modulesets (which use the exact tarball versions from the official
release)..."