Changed to using 'rc' instead of 'pre'

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@ -37,25 +37,34 @@ What do I need to run LyX?
How does the LyX version scheme work?
LyX uses a contiguous numbering scheme for versions, where a
number "1.x.y" indicates a stable release '1.x', fix level 'y'.
Prereleases are denoted with the suffix "pre" and there are
therefore three possible types of file names:
number "1.x.y" indicates a stable release '1.x', maintenance
release 'y'. In other words, LyX 1.4.0 was the first stable
release in the 1.4-series of LyX. At the time of writing, the
latest maintenance release in the 1.4-series was LyX 1.4.4.
lyx-1.5.0.tar.gz -- stable release
lyx-1.5.5.tar.gz -- fifth maintenance release of LyX 1.5
lyx-1.5.0pre1.tar.gz -- potentially unstable test release
Please note that maintenance releases are designed primarily to
fix bugs, and that the file format will _never_ change due to a
maintenance release.
The maintenance releases are designed primarily to fix bugs,
and the file format will _never_ change due to a maintenance
release!
In addition to the stable releases and maintenance releases, some
users may want to give a ''release candidate'' a try. This is a
release that should be stable enough for daily work, but yet may
be potentially unstable. If no major bugs are found, the release
candiate is soon released as the first stable release in a a new
series. To summarize, there are three possible types of file names
that are of interest to normal users:
The goal here is not to have parallel development as for the
linux kernel (the team is too small to afford that), but rather
to include all the simple (so that the maintenance burden on us
is not too high) and safe (so that system administrators can
install them without fear) bug fixes. Experience shows that
these releases will contain a few new features, and that the
bulk of the patches will be documentation updates.
lyx-1.5.0.tar.gz -- stable release, first in the 1.5-series
lyx-1.5.5.tar.gz -- fifth maintenance release of LyX 1.5
lyx-1.5.0rc1.tar.gz -- potentially unstable release candidate
Note that the goal is not parallel development as for the linux
kernel --the team is too small to afford that-- but rather to
include all the simple and safe bug fixes. This is so that the
maintenance burden on us is not too high, and so that system
administrators can install new releases without fear. Experience
shows that these releases will contain a few new features, and
that the bulk of the patches will be documentation updates.
If you get the source from Subversion, the version string will
look like one of:
@ -114,20 +123,20 @@ Internet resources of relevance to LyX
The LyX homepage contains valuable information about LyX and the
various LyX mailing lists, as well as links to mirrors and other
LyX homepages around the world:
http://www.lyx.org/
http://www.lyx.org/
The LyX Wiki is the place where users can share information on
setting up and using LyX.
http://wiki.lyx.org/
http://wiki.lyx.org/
The main LyX archive site:
ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/
ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/
The LyX Development page has information about the development
effort. LyX is under Subversion control, so you can get the very
latest sources from there at any time.
http://www.lyx.org/devel
ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/
http://www.lyx.org/devel
ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/
How do I submit a bug report?