-Pre-release of LyX version 2.0.0 (alpha 2)
+Pre-release of LyX version 2.0.0 (beta 1)
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-We are pleased to announce the second alpha release of LyX 2.0.0.
-This release is for testing purposes only, users are encouraged
-to use current 1.6 stable release for any serious work.
+We are pleased to announce the first public pre-release of LyX 2.0.0.
+Development moved to the beta phase which basically means we will no more
+include new features and focus on polishing the current ones.
+We are thus grateful for any feedback you sent us regarding the bugs you
+encounter while testing the beta release. Except trying new features
+this is also good time to check that your favorite old files works with
+the new release as expected.
+
+Please note that this release is for testing purposes only, users are
+encouraged to use current 1.6 stable release for any serious work.
Tarballs and binaries can be found at ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/
-LyX 2.0.0 will be culmination of more than 18 months of hard work
+LyX 2.0.0 will be culmination of more than two years of hard work
and you can find an overview of the new features here:
http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX20
-Known issues with LyX 2.0 can be found at the following addresses:
-http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/LyX20Road
-http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome
-
-
If you think you found a bug in LyX 2.0.0, either e-mail the LyX
developers' mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org), or open a bug
report at http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome
If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the
-documentation that comes with lyx and http://wiki.lyx.org. If you
-can't find the answer there, e-mail the LyX users' list
+documentation that comes with lyx and http://wiki.lyx.org.
+If you can't find the answer there, e-mail the LyX users' list
(lyx-users at lists.lyx.org).
We hope you will enjoy the result!
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