-Pre-release of LyX version 2.0.0 (beta 4)
-==========================================
+Public release of LyX version 2.3.0
+========================================
-We are pleased to announce the fourth public pre-release of LyX 2.0.0.
+We are proud to announce the release of LyX 2.3.0.
-Except usual bugfixing we fixed random crashes connected with the
-new background export and compilation feature.
+With this release, LyX celebrates 22 years of existence. The 2.3 series
+has a rich set of new features compared to the current stable series.
-As far as new features is considered it is now possible to set the
-table width and customize or disable the language package per document.
-Since this is most probably the last beta release we also added
-convertor for old (1.6) preference files which are automatically
-checked on the startup now.
+LyX 2.3.0 is the culmination of two years of hard work. An overview
+of the new features can be found here:
+ https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX23
-Please report the problems and bugs at our lists or bug tracker and
-also note that this release is for testing purposes only. Users are
-encouraged to use current 1.6 stable release for any serious work.
+You can download LyX 2.3.0 from https://www.lyx.org/Download/.
-Tarballs and binaries can be found at ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/
-Note that windows installers might not appear for this release.
+For Windows users, if you installed a pre-release of LyX 2.3.0, you
+should uninstall that version before installing this newer release.
-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
+We hope you will enjoy the result!
-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 a file from an earlier version of LyX is opened *and saved* with
+any version of 2.3.x, then the original file will automatically be
+backed up. The backup file will be found in the backup directory, if one
+is set under Tools> Preferences> Paths, or else in the same folder as
+the original file, if no backup directory is set. The filename of the
+backup file will be:
+ ORIGNAME-lyxformat-NUM.lyx~
+where NUM is the LyX format number of the original file. In the case of
+a 2.2.x file, this will be 508, but in the case of older files it will be
+different.
+
+The file lib/RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared
+to the current stable releases (LyX 2.2.x). We strongly recommend that
+packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions read this file.
+
+As with any major release, this one comes with a lot of new features but
+also some bugs. If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.3.0, either
+email the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org),
+or open a bug report at https://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome .
+Please specify if the behavior you are reporting is different from behavior
+in a previous LyX version.
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 https://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
+https://www.lyx.org
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