Second beta 1.12.4

Hello Freecivers.

The second beta version of this release cycle can be found at:

    ftp://ftp.freeciv.org/freeciv/beta/freeciv-1.12.4.tar.gz
or
    ftp://ftp.freeciv.org/freeciv/beta/freeciv-1.12.4.tar.bz2

Please use this (or, preferably, the latest CVS) as the basis for any
patches you submit.

Special note for translators:  Part of the process of making a
distribution runs all the .po files through msgmerge.  This will
happen each time a beta version is published, and these changes will
be reflected in both the CVS and in the posted distribution files.