-Release of LyX version 2.0.0 (release candidate 3)
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+Public release of LyX version 2.2.0alpha2
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-We are pleased to announce the third release candidate of LyX 2.0.0.
+We are proud to announce the second public alpha release of the new LyX 2.2
+series.
-Some polishing and critical bugfixing has been done, the final
-release is expected in a few weeks.
+With this release, LyX celebrates 20 years of existence. The 2.2 series
+has a rich set of new features compared to the current stable series.
-The file RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared
-to the current stable releases (LyX 1.6). We strongly recommend to read
-this file for packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions.
+LyX 2.2.0alpha2 is the culmination of a year and a half of hard work. An overview of
+the new features can be found here:
+ http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX22
-As with any major release we come with lot of new features but also
-bugs -- so while we encourage curious users to test this release, people
-who rely on solid and stable application should stay with 1.6 releases.
-Please report the problems and bugs at our lists or bug tracker.
+You can download LyX 2.2.0alpha2 from ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/.
-Tarballs and binaries can be found at ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/
+We hope you will enjoy the result!
-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
+The file lib/RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared
+to the current stable releases (LyX 2.1.x). We strongly recommend that
+packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions read this file.
-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
+As with any major release, this one comes with lot of new features but
+also some bugs. If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.2.0, either
+email 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
-(lyx-users at lists.lyx.org).
-
-We hope you will enjoy the result!
+documentation that comes with LyX (under Help) and the LyX wiki, which you
+will find at http://wiki.lyx.org/. You can also send email to the LyX users'
+list (lyx-users at lists.lyx.org).
The LyX team.
http://www.lyx.org