2.11.7 release notes

* out with the 2.11.6 info, in with the 2.11.7
* drop outdated sections
* reorder sections

Author: SethTisue

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-We are very pleased to announce the availability of Scala 2.11.6!
+We are very pleased to announce the availability of Scala 2.11.7!
 
-* Get started with the [Hello Scala 2.11 template](https://typesafe.com/activator/template/hello-scala-2_11) in [Typesafe Activator](https://typesafe.com/platform/getstarted)
-* Download a distribution from [scala-lang.org](http://scala-lang.org/download/2.11.6.html)
-* Obtain it via [Maven Central](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.scala-lang%22%20AND%20v%3A%222.11.6%22)
-
-Scala 2.11.6 is a bugfix release that is binary compatible with previous releases in the Scala 2.11 series. We would like to highlight the following changes:
+We would like to highlight the following changes:
 
- - We [fixed a cross-site scripting vulnerability](https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/4350) in Scaladoc's JavaScript. Many thanks to @todesking for discovering this, suggesting a fix, and for delaying disclosure until this release! This bug could be used to access sensitive information on sites hosted on the same domain as Scaladoc-generated documentation. All previous versions of Scaladoc are affected (Scala 2.10.5 includes the fix as well). We do recommend, as a general precaution, to host Scaladoc documentation on its own domain.
- - [SI-9089](https://issues.scala-lang.org/browse/SI-9089) repl is now much less crash-and-burny when calling a function (which turns out to be a common thing people do in a REPL). Also, apologies to the author of [SI-9022](https://issues.scala-lang.org/browse/SI-9022), who [reported this before the bug was discovered and you had to wait in line for like three hours on a Tuesday afternoon](https://issues.scala-lang.org/browse/SI-9022#comment-71996). Or, maybe, that honor should go to the enigmatic [dk14](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27213616/why-specialized-annotation-doesnt-work-for-asinstanceof/27221875).
- - [SI-8759](https://issues.scala-lang.org/browse/SI-8759) no need to enter almost half the konami code to enter a right square bracket in the REPL (via [jline 2.12.1](https://github.com/jline/jline2/pull/175)). Thank you for implementing the jline fix, @michael72, and kudos to @jdillon and @trptcolin for cutting a new jline release just for us!
+* The Scala REPL is now easier for projects such as Spark to embed and customize ([PR #4563](https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/4563), [SI-7747](https://issues.scala-lang.org/browse/SI-9181)).
+* Pattern matching is now faster on large numbers of cases ([SI-7747](https://issues.scala-lang.org/browse/SI-9181)).
+* Experimental support for Java 8 lambdas is available via `-Ydelambdafy:method` (ADD LINK HERE).
 
-Compared to 2.11.5, this release resolves [38 issues](https://issues.scala-lang.org/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20SI%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Fixed%20AND%20fixVersion%20in%20%28%22Scala%202.11.6%22%29%20ORDER%20BY%20component%20ASC%2C%20priority%20DESC). Out of 100, we [merged 58 pull requests](https://github.com/scala/scala/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged+milestone%3A2.11.6). Before upgrading, please also check the [known issues](https://issues.scala-lang.org/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20SI%20AND%20status%3Dopen%20AND%20affectedVersion%20%3D%20%22Scala%202.11.6%22%20and%20fixVersion%20%3E%3D%20%22Scala%202.11.6%22%20ORDER%20BY%20component%20ASC%2C%20priority%20DESC) for this release.
+Compared to 2.11.6, this release resolves [48 issues](https://issues.scala-lang.org/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20SI%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Fixed%20AND%20fixVersion%20in%20%28%22Scala%202.11.7%22%29%20ORDER%20BY%20component%20ASC%2C%20priority%20DESC). We [merged 124 pull requests](https://github.com/scala/scala/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged+milestone%3A2.11.7). Before upgrading, please also check the [known issues](https://issues.scala-lang.org/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20SI%20AND%20status%3Dopen%20AND%20affectedVersion%20%3D%20%22Scala%202.11.7%22%20and%20fixVersion%20%3E%3D%20%22Scala%202.11.7%22%20ORDER%20BY%20component%20ASC%2C%20priority%20DESC) for this release.
 
-In 2015, 2.11 minor releases will be released quarterly, or sooner if prompted by a serious issue.
+As usual for minor releases, Scala 2.11.7 is binary compatible with other releases in the Scala 2.11 series.
 
-### Scala IDE
-The current release of Scala IDE includes Scala 2.11.6 is available on the [download site](http://scala-ide.org/download/sdk.html) (or as an update to version 4.0 of the plugin).
+2.11 minor releases will continue to be released approximately quarterly, or sooner if prompted by a serious issue.
 
-### Available Libraries and Frameworks
+### Obtaining Scala
 
-A large number of Scala projects have been released against Scala 2.11. Please refer to the list of [libraries and frameworks available for Scala 2.11](https://github.com/scala/make-release-notes/blob/2.11.x/projects-2.11.md).
+Scala releases are available through a variety of channels, including (but not limited to):
 
-### Reminder: Do Not Use Scala 2.11.3
-Due to a [binary incompatibility](https://issues.scala-lang.org/browse/SI-8899) in Scala 2.11.3, we recommend upgrading to Scala 2.11.6, which resolves the incompatibility, as well as another [blocker issue](https://issues.scala-lang.org/browse/SI-8900) that was discovered in the days after the 2.11.3 release.
-
-We have [analyzed](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/scala-internals/SSD9BNJaFbU/rACBkHrs2JEJ) the mistakes that lead to the breakage (human error), and are taking measures to prevent this from happening again. We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank everyone who was involved in reporting and diagnosing these critical issues.
+* Download a distribution from [scala-lang.org](http://scala-lang.org/download/2.11.7.html)
+* Bump the `scalaVersion` setting in your SBT-based project
+* Obtain JARs via [Maven Central](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.scala-lang%22%20AND%20v%3A%222.11.7%22)
+* Get started with the [Hello Scala 2.11 template](https://typesafe.com/activator/template/hello-scala-2_11) in [Typesafe Activator](https://typesafe.com/platform/getstarted)
 
-### Release Notes for the Scala 2.11 Series
+### Scala 2.11 Notes
 
-The release notes for the Scala 2.11 series, which also apply to the current minor release, are available in the [release notes for Scala 2.11.1](http://scala-lang.org/news/2.11.1). They contain important information such as:
+The [release notes for Scala 2.11.1](http://scala-lang.org/news/2.11.1) have important information applicable to the whole 2.11 series, such as:
 
+* Details on new features, important changes and deprecations since Scala 2.10.
 * The specification of binary compatibility between minor releases.
-* Details on new features, important changes and deprecations in Scala 2.11.
 
 ### Contributors
 
 A big thank you to everyone who's helped improve Scala by reporting bugs, improving our documentation, spreading kindness in mailing lists and other public fora, and submitting and reviewing pull requests! You are all magnificent.
 
-According to `git shortlog -sn --no-merges v2.11.5..v2.11.6`, 25 people contributed to this minor release:
-Jason Zaugg, Adriaan Moors, Lukas Rytz, A. P. Marki, Denton Cockburn, Rex Kerr, mpociecha, Aleksandar Prokopec, Jan Bessai, Eugene Burmako, JustinPihony, Kornel Kielczewski, Krzysztof Romanowski, Eric Peters, Lyle Kopnicky, Mark Zitnik, Michael Pigg, Miles Sabin, BartekJanota, Simon Ochsenreither, Sébastien Doeraene, Viktor Klang, dickwall, jhegedus42, and Ikumi Shimizu. Thank you!
+According to `git shortlog -sn --no-merges v2.11.6..v2.11.7`, 36 people contributed to this minor release: Lukas Rytz, Jason Zaugg, A. P. Marki, Grzegorz Kossakowski, Adriaan Moors, Rex Kerr, Simon Ochsenreither, Antoine Gourlay, Gerard Basler, Zhong Sheng, Kato Kazuyoshi, Michał Pociecha, Janek Bogucki, vsalvis, Prashant Sharma, Daniel Dietrich, Kenji Yoshida, YawarRaza7349, Simon Schäfer, Eugene Burmako, Guillaume Martres, Sean Riggin, Christoph Neijenhuis, Szabolcs Berecz, Bruno Bieth, dumpstate, esfandiar amirrahimi, nafg, swaldman, Alessandro Lacava, Geoffrey Knauth, Jean-Rémi Desjardins, EECOLOR, Niko Vuokko, Cody Allen, RobertZK. Thank you!