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-Public release of LyX version 1.6.0
-===================================
+Pre-release of LyX version 2.0.0 (beta 1)
+==========================================
 
-We are pleased to announce the release of LyX 1.6.0.
+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.
 
-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.
+Please 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 1.6.0 from http://www.lyx.org/Download
+Tarballs and binaries can be found at ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/
 
-LyX 1.6.0 is the culmination of 15 months of hard work and you can
-find an overview of the new features here:
+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
 
-http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX16
+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
 
-We hope you will enjoy the result!
-
-Known issues with LyX 1.6 compared to the previous stable release
-(LyX 1.5.6) can be found at http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes160
 
-If you think you found a bug in LyX 1.6.0, either e-mail the LyX
+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://bugzilla.lyx.org
+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
 (lyx-users at lists.lyx.org).
 
+We hope you will enjoy the result!
+
 The LyX team.
 http://www.lyx.org