X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=ANNOUNCE;h=7591dcce955cd1761893d4181f127a949263e5d1;hb=1cdd5fcb6f76ef8066707c521eef0c01cead00dd;hp=0388dc65a24db123ff715ec24b8a421e44c098b5;hpb=ec599dc680f9744e16420645e8d66e9b8be58be5;p=lyx.git diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE index 0388dc65a2..7591dcce95 100644 --- a/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,36 +1,36 @@ -Pre-release of LyX version 2.0.0 (beta 2) -========================================== +Public release of LyX version 2.0.0 +=================================== -We are pleased to announce the second public pre-release of LyX 2.0.0. +We are proud to announce the public 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. In the same vein -we added basic and experimental support for LuaTeX as well. +With this release, LyX celebrates 15 years of existence, and we start +a new family of 2.x releases to acknowledge LyX's passing from a child +to an adult. We hope you will celebrate this anniversary with us. -Apart from these better support for sub/superscript has been added and -externally launched documents are now possible to load in an already -running LyX instance. Next changes has been done in context menu handling. +LyX 2.0.0 is the culmination of two and half years of hard work. This +release begins a new series of 2.0.x which will incrementally improve its +stability as the time passes. -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. +An overview of the new features can be found here: + http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX20 -Tarballs and binaries can be found at ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/ +You can download LyX 2.0.0 from http://www.lyx.org/Download/. -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 +We hope you will enjoy the result! -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 +The file RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared +to the current stable releases (LyX 1.6.x). We strongly recommend that +packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions read this file. -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). +As with any major release, this one comes with lot of new features but +also some bugs. If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.0.0, 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. -We hope you will enjoy the result! +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