X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=ANNOUNCE;h=a2aa50eb169f93994a2161a3254d13064d60a12d;hb=95db20e008c84991dcf2ea7fb31a639fb9b9f851;hp=af28b0aa9b6c75d059c441620595d87aca449315;hpb=9179d408909b6f65c4cb3cf1fd8bb186aa7eacbd;p=lyx.git diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE index af28b0aa9b..a2aa50eb16 100644 --- a/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,32 +1,35 @@ -Public release of LyX version 1.6.0 -=================================== +Public release of LyX version 2.2.0 +======================================== -We are pleased to announce the release of LyX 1.6.0. +We are proud to announce the release of LyX 2.2.0. -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. +With this release, LyX celebrates 20 years of existence. The 2.2 series +has a rich set of new features compared to the current stable series. -You can download LyX 1.6.0 from http://www.lyx.org/Download +LyX 2.2.0 is the culmination of two years of hard work. An overview +of the new features can be found here: + http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX22 -LyX 1.6.0 is the culmination of 15 months of hard work and you can -find an overview of the new features here: +You can download LyX 2.2.0 from https://www.lyx.org/Download/. -http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX16 +For Windows users, if you installed a pre-release of LyX 2.2.0, you +should uninstall that version before installing this newer release. 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 +The file lib/RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared +to the current stable releases (LyX 2.1.x). We strongly recommend that +packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions read this file. -If you think you found a bug in LyX 1.6.0, either e-mail the LyX -developers' mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org), or open a bug -report at http://bugzilla.lyx.org +As with any major release, this one comes with a lot of new features but +also some bugs. If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.2.0, 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 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). +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