X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=ANNOUNCE;h=d28546781370325ec6170de67eee3a4fdf169361;hb=b80e9503feea2e66c0bcc2b45b413aad1a9a61e2;hp=cda38a14e16bd2b4d49a428e8808604a2706f2b0;hpb=aea424bfeb31f3d6a8d8b94f5de00213537d363a;p=lyx.git diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE index cda38a14e1..d285467813 100644 --- a/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,21 +1,21 @@ -Public release of LyX version 2.3.0rc1 +Public release of LyX version 2.3.0 ======================================== -We are proud to announce the first public release candidate of the new LyX 2.3 -series. This pre-release is meant for testing and should not be used for -serious work. For curious users who would like to test in order to help catch -bugs before the 2.3.0 release, please back up all of your documents and be -prepared for the worst to happen. Most users (who desire a stable LyX version) -should not use this pre-release. +We are proud to announce the release of LyX 2.3.0. -The 2.3 series has a rich set of new features compared to the current stable -series. An overview of the new features can be found here: +With this release, LyX celebrates 22 years of existence. The 2.3 series +has a rich set of new features compared to the current stable series. - http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX23 +LyX 2.3.0 is the culmination of two years of hard work. An overview +of the new features can be found here: + https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX23 -You can download LyX 2.3.0rc1 from ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/. +You can download LyX 2.3.0 from https://www.lyx.org/Download/. -We appreciate your help in testing this pre-release! +For Windows users, if you installed a pre-release of LyX 2.3.0, you +should uninstall that version before installing this newer release. + +We hope you will enjoy the result! If a file from an earlier version of LyX is opened *and saved* with any version of 2.3.x, then the original file will automatically be @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ the original file, if no backup directory is set. The filename of the backup file will be: ORIGNAME-lyxformat-NUM.lyx~ where NUM is the LyX format number of the original file. In the case of -2.2.x file, this will be 508, but in the case of older files it will be +a 2.2.x file, this will be 508, but in the case of older files it will be different. The file lib/RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared @@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ to the current stable releases (LyX 2.2.x). We strongly recommend that packagers of LyX on various platforms and distributions read this file. 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 2.3.0rc1, either +also some bugs. If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.3.0, either email the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org), -or open a bug report at https://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome. +or open a bug report at https://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome . Please specify if the behavior you are reporting is different from behavior in a previous LyX version.