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-Public release of LyX version 2.1.0
-========================================
-
-We are proud to announce the release candidate of LyX 2.1.0.
-
-With this release, LyX celebrates 18 years of existence. The 2.1 series
-has a rich set of new features compared to the current stable series.
-
-LyX 2.1.0 is the culmination of three years of hard work. An overview
-of the new features can be found here:
-  http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX21
-
-You can download LyX 2.1.0 from http://www.lyx.org/Download.
-
-We hope you will enjoy the result!
-
-The file RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared
-to the current stable releases (LyX 2.0.x). We strongly recommend that 
+Public release of LyX version 2.4.0alpha1
+=========================================
+
+We are proud to announce the first preview release of the new LyX 2.4
+series. This preview release is meant for testing and should not be used for
+serious work. For curious users who would like to test in order to help catch
+bugs before the 2.4.0 release, please back up all of your documents and be
+prepared for the worst to happen. Most users (who desire a stable LyX version)
+should not use this pre-release.
+
+The 2.4 series has a rich set of new features compared to the current stable
+series. An overview of the new features can be found here:
+
+  https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX24
+
+Especially we would like to receive feedback for the newly introduced Docbook
+export before we release it as a stable feature.
+
+You can download LyX 2.4.0alpha1 from ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/ or
+from a mirror listed at https://www.lyx.org/Download#toc11.
+
+We appreciate your help in testing this pre-release!
+
+If a file from an earlier version of LyX is opened *and saved* with
+any version of 2.4.x, then the original file will automatically be
+backed up. The backup file will be found in the backup directory, if one
+is set under Tools> Preferences> Paths, or else in the same folder as
+the original file, if no backup directory is set. The filename of the
+backup file will be:
+    ORIGNAME-lyxformat-NUM.lyx~
+where NUM is the LyX format number of the original file. In the case of
+2.3.x file, this will be 544, but in the case of older files it will be
+different.
+
+The file lib/RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared
+to the current stable releases (LyX 2.3.x). We strongly recommend that

 packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions read this file.
 
 packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions read this file.
 

-As with any major release, this one comes with lot of new features but 
-also some bugs. If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.1.0, either
+As with any major release, this one comes with a lot of new features but
+also some bugs. If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.4.0alpha1, either

 email the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org),
 email the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org),

-or open a bug report at http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome.
+or open a bug report at https://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome.
+Please specify if the behavior you are reporting is different from behavior
+in a previous LyX version.

 
 If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the
 
 If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the

-documentation that comes with LyX (under Help) and the LyX wiki, which you 
-will find at http://wiki.lyx.org/. You can also send email to the LyX users' 
+documentation that comes with LyX (under Help) and the LyX wiki, which you
+will find at https://wiki.lyx.org/. You can also send email to the LyX users'

 list (lyx-users at lists.lyx.org).
 
 The LyX team.
 list (lyx-users at lists.lyx.org).
 
 The LyX team.

-http://www.lyx.org
+https://www.lyx.org