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@@ -3,42 +3,30 @@ Public release of LyX version 1.6.0
 
 We are pleased to announce the release of LyX 1.6.0.
 
-In case you are wondering what LyX is, here is what
-http://www.lyx.org/ has to say on the subject:
+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.
 
-   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.
+You can download LyX 1.6.0 from http://www.lyx.org/Download
 
-LyX 1.6.0 is the culmination of 15 months of hard work since the
-release of the LyX 1.5.0. We sincerely hope you will enjoy the result.
+LyX 1.6.0 is the culmination of 15 months of hard work and you can
+find an overview of the new features here:
 
-The new features in LyX 1.6 are detailed in
 http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX16
 
-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
+We hope you will enjoy the result!
 
-You can download LyX 1.6.0 here:
-	ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/lyx-1.6.0.tar.gz
-	ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/lyx-1.6.0.tar.gz
+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
 
-Prebuilt binaries (for linux distributions, Mac OS X and Windows
-installers) should soon be available at
-	ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/bin/1.6.0/
+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
 
-Note that due to the amount of change, no patch is provided to upgrade
-from version 1.5.6.
-
-If you find what you think is a bug in LyX 1.6.0, 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!
+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 LyX team.
+http://www.lyx.org