+Preamble: LyX version scheme
+
+ In September of 1999 the LyX Team decided that we could no
+ longer successfully use the two strand development process
+ like the Linux kernel. We are in the process of switching to a
+ development model similar to that used by Fetchmail where we
+ will only make small stable changes between releases and
+ release more often. All future releases should be stable
+ although we are currently in a transition period where some
+ major changes have to be introduced and are likely to affect
+ the stability in the short term.
+
+ These changes include:
+
+ * Use of C++ Standard Library features such as the Standard
+ Template Library (STL), string and streams.
+
+ * Establishing the foundations of GUI/system independence,
+
+ * Rearrangement of the directory structure.
+
+ Once the transition is over the 1.1 series should be very
+ stable and we will then release 1.2.0. This new series will be
+ in a state of continual advancement. Note the word
+ "advancement" and not "development." Development will be
+ occurring in branches of CVS and once the feature/modification
+ has proved stable it will be merged into the main releases.
+
+ LyX now uses a continuous numbering scheme where odd or
+ even numbering is no longer significant. Prereleases are
+ labeled with a "pre" suffix and any fixes required between
+ stable releases have a "fix" suffix. Thus there are three
+ possible file names:
+
+ lyx-1.1.5.tar.gz -- stable release
+ lyx-1.1.5fix2.tar.gz -- bug fix of the 1.1.5 stable release.
+ lyx-1.1.5pre1.tar.gz -- potentially unstable test release
+
+ The fix releases contain no new functionality; only fixes that
+ have already made their way into the cvs repository.
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