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-Public release of LyX version 1.6.0
-===================================
+Pre-release of LyX version 2.0.0 (beta 2)
+==========================================
 
-We are pleased to announce the release of LyX 1.6.0.
+We are pleased to announce the second public pre-release of LyX 2.0.0.
 
-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.
+Due to the many reports we received, support for polyglossia, XeTeX's new
+language interface and babel replacement, has been added. In the same vein
+we added basic and experimental support for LuaTeX as well.
 
-You can download LyX 1.6.0 from http://www.lyx.org/Download
+Smaller changes to be highlighted are:
+* better support for sub/superscripts
+* externally launched documents are now possible to load in an already
+  running LyX instance
+* TikZ and PSTricks support in instant preview insets
+* context menu handling.
 
-LyX 1.6.0 is the culmination of 15 months of hard work and you can
-find an overview of the new features here:
+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.
 
-http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX16
+Tarballs and binaries can be found at ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/
 
-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
+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
 
-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
+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