X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=ANNOUNCE;h=a24ae5a43b0f53ec728e8448f313cd104779ec97;hb=7134b5ebba33e446314175bc6312572326d9df2a;hp=56c0535792a125316be2ac63cdcc71fb02e91881;hpb=478bf0cf602e66eb573bfc661a34da3e3b164d96;p=lyx.git diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE index 56c0535792..a24ae5a43b 100644 --- a/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,69 +1,40 @@ -Public release of LyX version 1.6.0 (release candidate 3) -========================================================= +Release of LyX version 2.0.0 (release candidate 1) +================================================== -We are pleased to announce the third release candidate of LyX 1.6.0. +We are pleased to announce the first release candidate of LyX 2.0.0. -LyX 1.6.0 will be the culmination of 14 months of hard work since the -release of the LyX 1.5 series. We sincerely hope you will enjoy the -result. +Since the last beta releases became stable enough for a regular work +we switched to release candidate, freezed new development and focused +on bugfixing to make the final release even more polished. -As usual with a major release, a lot of work that is not directly -visible has taken place. The core of LyX has seen more cleanups and -some of the new features are the direct results of this work. +Except usual bugfixing.. -The new features in LyX 1.6 are detailed in -http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX16 +The file RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared +to the current stable releases (LyX 1.6). We strongly recommend to read +this file for packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions. -The file RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues with this release -compared to the current stable release (LyX 1.5.6). An updated list of -issues might later be found at http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes +As with any major release we come with lot of new features but also +bugs -- so while we encourage curious users to test this release, people +who rely on solid and stable application should stay with 1.6 releases. +Please report the problems and bugs at our lists or bug tracker. +Tarballs and binaries can be found at ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/ +Note that windows installers might not appear for this release. -In case you are wondering what LyX is, here is what -http://www.lyx.org/ has to say on the subject: +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 - 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. +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 - LyX is for people that write and want their writing to look great, - right out of the box. No more endless tinkering with formatting - details, 'finger painting' font attributes or futzing around with page - boundaries. You just write. In the background, Prof. Knuth's legendary - TeX typesetting engine makes you look good. +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). - On screen, LyX looks like any word processor; its printed output -- or - richly cross-referenced PDF, just as readily produced -- looks like - nothing else. Gone are the days of industrially bland .docs, all - looking similarly not-quite-right, yet coming out unpredictably - different on different printer drivers. Gone are the crashes 'eating' - your dissertation the evening before going to press. - - LyX is stable and fully featured. It is a multi-platform, fully - internationalized application running natively on Unix/Linux and the - Macintosh and modern Windows platforms. - -You can download LyX 1.6.0rc3 here (the .bz2 are compressed with bzip2, -which yields smaller files): - - ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/lyx-1.6.0rc3.tar.gz - ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/lyx-1.6.0rc3.tar.bz2 - -Note that due to the amount of change, no patch is provided to upgrade -from version 1.5.6. - -Prebuilt binaries (rpms for linux distributions, Mac OS X and Windows -installers) should soon be available at - ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/ - -If you find what you think is a bug in LyX 1.6.0rc3, you may either -e-mail the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org), or open -a bug report at http://bugzilla.lyx.org - -If you're having trouble using the new version of LyX, or have a question, -first check out http://wiki.lyx.org/FAQ/. If you can't find the answer there, -e-mail the LyX users' list (lyx-users at lists.lyx.org). - -Enjoy! +We hope you will enjoy the result! The LyX team. +http://www.lyx.org