From: Scott Kostyshak Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 02:46:58 +0000 (-0500) Subject: Update ANNOUNCE for 2.3.0 X-Git-Tag: 2.3.0~9 X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=88f4cb4999fee051bd2a3afe38e33376b44687be;p=features.git Update ANNOUNCE for 2.3.0 --- diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE index 90578c3594..d285467813 100644 --- a/ANNOUNCE +++ b/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,23 +1,21 @@ -Public release of LyX version 2.3.0rc2 +Public release of LyX version 2.3.0 ======================================== -We are proud to announce the second 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. +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 2.3.0rc2 from ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/. -In case the primary ftp server (based in France) is down or too slow you -can try one of our mirrors listed at https://www.lyx.org/Download#toc11. +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 @@ -27,7 +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 @@ -35,7 +33,7 @@ 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 2.3.0rc2, 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 . Please specify if the behavior you are reporting is different from behavior