-Public release of LyX version 1.6.0
+Public release of LyX version 2.0.0
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-We are pleased to announce the release of LyX 1.6.0.
+We are proud to announce the public release of LyX 2.0.0.
-In case you are wondering what LyX is, here is what
-http://www.lyx.org/ has to say on the subject:
+With this release, LyX celebrates 15 years of existence, and we start
+a new family of 2.x releases to acknowledge LyX's passing from a child
+to an adult. We hope you will celebrate this anniversary with us.
- LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing
- based on the structure of your documents, not their appearance. It
- is released under a Free Software / Open Source license.
+LyX 2.0.0 is the culmination of two and half years of hard work. This
+release begins a new series of 2.0.x which will incrementally improve its
+stability as the time passes.
-LyX 1.6.0 is the culmination of 15 months of hard work since the
-release of the LyX 1.5.0. We sincerely hope you will enjoy the result.
+An overview of the new features can be found here:
+ http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX20
-The new features in LyX 1.6 are detailed in
-http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX16
+You can download LyX 2.0.0 from http://www.lyx.org/Download/.
-The file RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues with this release
-compared to the current stable release (LyX 1.5.6). An updated list of
-issues might later be found at http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes
+We hope you will enjoy the result!
-You can download LyX 1.6.0 from http://www.lyx.org/Download
+The file RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared
+to the current stable releases (LyX 1.6.x). We strongly recommend that
+packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions read this file.
-If you find what you think is a bug in LyX 1.6.0, you may either
-e-mail the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org), or open
-a bug report at http://bugzilla.lyx.org
+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 2.0.0, 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're having trouble using the new version of LyX, or have a question,
-first check out http://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/. If you can't find the answer there,
-e-mail the LyX users' list (lyx-users at lists.lyx.org).
-
-Enjoy!
+If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the
+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