-- "standard" word processing: fonts, cut & paste, infinite undo...
-- footnotes, citations, cross-referencing, faxes, spellchecking
-- almost any math expression (with a simple, but powerfull interface)
-- automatic, multilevel outline support (enumerated or bullets)
-- tables and embedded postscript figures support
-- import LaTeX or ASCII
-- export LaTeX, ASCII, DVI, PostScript, LinuxDoc-SGML, DocBook-SGML
-- fair support for non-English documents and/or menus
-- extensive documentation, including a tutorial
-- version control using RCS (some support for CVS)
-
-How stable is LyX?
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-
-This release is considered stable, but as with any software, you should
-take appropriate back-up steps in a production environment.
-
-Where can I get it?
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-
-LyX is distributed under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL), which
-means that you can not only use it freely, but also modify and
-redistribute it, provided that you include the source of the program.
-
-The main LyX site is
-
- ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/
-
-with mirrors at
-
- ftp://alpha.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de/pub/lyx
- ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/lyx/
- ftp://ftp.chg.ru/packages/lyx/
- ftp://ftp.sdsc.edu/pub/other/lyx/
- ftp://ftp.fciencias.unam.mx/pub/Lyx/
- ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/LyX/
-
-The source code package is available at:
-
- ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/lyx-1.1.5.tar.gz
- ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/lyx-1.1.5.tar.gz
-
-and at the mirrors listed above.
-
-You need to have XForms version 0.88 or newer to compile your own
-version. Version 0.88 is highly recomended. LyX should also compile
-with 0.89.
-
-Credits
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-
-The LyX Team is composed of volunteers from around the world. Many, many
-people have helped make the 1.1.x releasees possible, including:
-
- Lars Gullik Bjoennes, Alejandro Aguilar Sierra, Asger Alstrup,
- Jean-Marc Lasgouttes, Juergen Vigna, John P. Weiss, Bernhard Iselborn,
- Andre Spiegel, Allan Rae, Henner Zeller, Robert van der Kamp,
- David L. Johnson, Amir Karger, Joacim Persson, Peter Suetterlin,
- SMiyata, Alkis Polyzotis, ...
-
-Special thanks should go to Matthias Ettrich who started it all.
-
-Feedback
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-
-Please direct any comments or questions to the appropriate mailing list as
-described on the LyX homepage (http://www.lyx.org/).
-
-Enjoy!
-
-The LyX Team