-Public release of LyX version 1.6.0 (release candidate 2)
-=========================================================
+Public release of LyX version 2.3.0beta1
+========================================
-We are pleased to announce the first release candidate of LyX 1.6.0.
+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.
-LyX 1.6.0 will be the culmination of 12 months of hard work since the
-release of the LyX 1.5 series. We sincerely hope you will enjoy the
-result.
+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:
-As usual with a major release, a lot of work that is not directly
-visible has taken place. The core of LyX has seen more cleanups and
-some of the new features are the direct results of this work.
+ http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX23
-The new features in LyX 1.6 are detailed in
-http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX16
+You can download LyX 2.3.0beta1 from ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/.
-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 appreciate your help in testing this pre-release!
+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.
-In case you are wondering what LyX is, here is what
-http://www.lyx.org/ has to say on the subject:
+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
+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.
+Please specify if the behavior you are reporting is different from behavior
+in a previous LyX version.
- 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 is for people that write and want their writing to look great,
- right out of the box. No more endless tinkering with formatting
- details, 'finger painting' font attributes or futzing around with page
- boundaries. You just write. In the background, Prof. Knuth's legendary
- TeX typesetting engine makes you look good.
-
- On screen, LyX looks like any word processor; its printed output -- or
- richly cross-referenced PDF, just as readily produced -- looks like
- nothing else. Gone are the days of industrially bland .docs, all
- looking similarly not-quite-right, yet coming out unpredictably
- different on different printer drivers. Gone are the crashes 'eating'
- your dissertation the evening before going to press.
-
- LyX is stable and fully featured. It is a multi-platform, fully
- internationalized application running natively on Unix/Linux and the
- Macintosh and modern Windows platforms.
-
-You can download LyX 1.6.0rc2 here (the .bz2 are compressed with bzip2,
-which yields smaller files):
-
- ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/lyx-1.6.0rc2.tar.gz
- ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/lyx-1.6.0rc2.tar.bz2
-
-Note that due to the amount of change, no patch is provided to upgrade
-from version 1.5.6.
-
-Prebuilt binaries (rpms for linux distributions, Mac OS X and Windows
-installers) should soon be available at
- ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/
-
-If you find what you think is a bug in LyX 1.6.0rc2, 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
-
-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
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