[MariaDB Packagers] MariaDB 5.5.56 Release Prep

2 May 2017

      Prep work for the MariaDB 5.5.56 stable (GA) release has begun. Expected
release date will be 3 May 2017.

Draft release notes and changelog:
 - https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-5556-release-notes/
 - https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-5556-changelog/

As usual, the release notes and changelog are still being worked on
and will be updated prior to release.

Thanks.

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Daniel Bartholomew, MariaDB Release Manager
MariaDB | http://mariadb.com