-Release of LyX version 2.0.0 (release candidate 3)
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+Public release of LyX version 2.0.0
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-We are pleased to announce the third release candidate of LyX 2.0.0.
+We are pleased to announce the release of LyX 2.0.0.
-Some polishing and critical bugfixing has been done, the final
-release is expected in a few weeks.
+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 2.0.0 from http://www.lyx.org/Download
+
+LyX 2.0.0 is the culmination of two and half years of hard work and
+you can find an overview of the new features here:
+
+http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX20
+
+We hope you will enjoy the result!
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.
As with any major release we come with lot of new features but also
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.
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/
-
-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
-
-If you think you found a bug in LyX 2.0.0, either e-mail the LyX
+bugs. 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
developers' mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org), or open a bug
report at http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome
If you can't find the answer there, e-mail the LyX users' list
(lyx-users at lists.lyx.org).
If you can't find the answer there, e-mail the LyX users' list
(lyx-users at lists.lyx.org).
-We hope you will enjoy the result!
-
The LyX team.
http://www.lyx.org
The LyX team.
http://www.lyx.org