-Public release of LyX version 2.3.0beta1
-========================================
+Public release of LyX version 2.4.0alpha1
+=========================================
-We are proud to announce the first public beta of the new LyX 2.3 series.
-This pre-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 2.3.0 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.
+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 2.3 series has a rich set of new features compared to the current stable
+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:
- http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX23
+ https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX24
-You can download LyX 2.3.0beta1 from ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/.
+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 2.2.x). We strongly recommend that
+to the current stable releases (LyX 2.3.x). We strongly recommend that
packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions read this file.
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 2.3.0beta1, either
+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),
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
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