Public release of LyX version 2.0.0
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-We are pleased to announce the release of LyX 2.0.0.
+We are proud to announce the public release of LyX 2.0.0.
-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.
+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.
-You can download LyX 2.0.0 from http://www.lyx.org/Download
+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 2.0.0 is the culmination of two and half years of hard work and
-you can find an overview of the new features here:
+An overview of the new features can be found here:
+ http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX20
-http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX20
+You can download LyX 2.0.0 from http://www.lyx.org/Download/.
We hope you will enjoy the result!
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.
+to the current stable releases (LyX 1.6.x). We strongly recommend that
+packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions read this file.
-As with any major release we come with lot of new features but also
-bugs. 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 2.0.0, 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 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).
+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