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-Pre-release of LyX version 2.0.0 (alpha 1)
+Pre-release of LyX version 2.0.0 (beta 2)
 ==========================================
 
-We are pleased to announce the second alpha release of LyX 2.0.0.
-This release is for testing purposes only, users are encouraged
-to use current 1.6 stable release for any serious work.
+We are pleased to announce the second public pre-release of LyX 2.0.0.
+
+Due to the many reports we received, support for polyglossia, XeTeX's new
+language interface and babel replacement, has been added. Apart from this
+better support for sub/superscript has been added and externally launched
+documents are now possible to load in an already running LyX instance.
+
+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.
 
 Tarballs and binaries can be found at ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/
 
-LyX 2.0.0 will be culmination of more than 17 months of hard work
+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
 
-Known issues with LyX 2.0 can be found at the following addresses:
-http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/LyX20Road
-http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome
-
-
 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 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
+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!