-Public release of LyX version 2.3.0beta1
+Public release of LyX version 2.3.0
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-We are proud to announce the first public beta of the new LyX 2.3 series.
-This pre-release is meant for testing and should not be used for serious work.
-For curious users who would like to test in order to help catch bugs before
-the 2.3.0 release, please back up all of your documents and be prepared for
-the worst to happen. Most users (who desire a stable LyX version) should not
-use this pre-release.
+We are proud to announce the release of LyX 2.3.0.
-The 2.3 series has a rich set of new features compared to the current stable
-series. An overview of the new features can be found here:
+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.
- http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX23
+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
-You can download LyX 2.3.0beta1 from ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/.
+You can download LyX 2.3.0 from https://www.lyx.org/Download/.
-We appreciate your help in testing this pre-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.
+
+We hope you will enjoy the result!
+
+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 2.3.0beta1, either
+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 http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome.
+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 (under Help) and the LyX wiki, which you
-will find at http://wiki.lyx.org/. You can also send email to the LyX users'
+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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