-Pre-release of LyX version 2.0.0 (alpha 6)
-==========================================
+Public release of LyX version 2.3.1
+===================================
-We are pleased to announce the sixth 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 proud to announce the release of LyX 2.3.1. This is the first
+maintenance release in the 2.3.x series.
-Tarballs and binaries can be found at ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/
+You can download LyX 2.3.1 from http://www.lyx.org/Download/.
-LyX 2.0.0 will be culmination of more than 21 months of hard work
-and you can find an overview of the new features here:
-http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX20
+LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing based
+on the structure of your documents and not simply their appearance. It is
+released under a Free and Open Source Software license.
-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
+LyX 2.3.1 is the result of on-going efforts to make our stable version more
+reliable and more stable. <CONTINUE>
+All python scripts distributed with LyX should now be compatible with both
+python 2.x and python 3.x.
-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
+One oft-requested enhancement was to restore a keyboard shortcut for opening
+the 'settings' menu of graphics, reference, etc, insets. This is now Control-
+Alt-i, on Windows and Linux, and Control-Option-i on OSX (assuming you are
+using the default keybindings).
-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
-(lyx-users at lists.lyx.org).
+If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.3.1, please open a bug report at
+http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome. If you're not sure whether it
+really is a bug, you can e-mail the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel
+<at> lists.lyx.org) and ask.
-We hope you will enjoy the result!
+If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the documentation
+that comes with LyX (under the Help or Apple menu) and the LyX wiki, which
+is at http://wiki.lyx.org/. If you can't find the answer there, e-mail the
+LyX users' list (lyx-users <at> lists.lyx.org), where you will find an
+active community of people who are ready to help.
+
+We hope you enjoy using LyX 2.3.1.
The LyX team.
http://www.lyx.org
+
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