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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LyX against Qt 4.5, if possible. Also note that LyX 1.6.6 behaves way better
 with Qt 4.6 than its predecessors. So despite the aforementioned problem, we
 urge all distributors who use Qt 4.6 to upgrade to this version.
 
-All users and distributors are urged to upgrade to this version.
+All users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.
 
 In case you are wondering what LyX is, here is what
 http://www.lyx.org/ has to say on the subject: