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-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. 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.
+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.
 
-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.
+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.
 
-Tarballs and binaries can be found at ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/
+An overview of the new features can be found here:
+  http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX20
 
-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
+You can download LyX 2.0.0 from http://www.lyx.org/Download/.
 
-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
+We hope you will enjoy the result!
 
-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).
+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.
 
-We hope you will enjoy the result!
+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.
+
+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