any feedback or problems to lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org.
The difference to the last beta release is due to bug fixes only,
-no new features are allowed at this stage of development.
+no new features are allowed at this stage of development. The only
+exception to this rule is the addition of Farsi as a supported language
+since the available patch was not integrated in the previous release.
Compared with the latest stable release, this is the culmination of
one year of hard work, and we sincerely hope you will enjoy the
+What's new in version 1.5.0 (release candidate 1)
+----------------------------
+
+We encourage users to try this release candidate and report
+any feedback or problems to lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org.
+
+The difference to the last beta release is due to bug fixes only,
+no new features are allowed at this stage of development. The only
+exception to this rule is the addition of Farsi as a supported language
+since the available patch was not integrated in the previous release.
+
What's new in version 1.5.0 (beta 3)?
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