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-Pre-release of LyX version 2.0.0 (alpha 3)
+Pre-release of LyX version 2.0.0 (beta 1)
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-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 first public pre-release of LyX 2.0.0.
+Development moved to the beta phase which basically means we will no more
+include new features and focus on polishing the current ones.
+We are thus grateful for any feedback you sent us regarding any bugs you
+encounter while testing the beta release. Except trying new features
+this is also good time to check that your favorite old files works with
+the new release as expected.
+
+Please 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 18 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