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-Release of LyX version 2.0.0 (release candidate 2)
+Release of LyX version 2.0.0 (release candidate 3)
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-We are pleased to announce the second release candidate of LyX 2.0.0.
+We are pleased to announce the third release candidate of LyX 2.0.0.
 
-Due to the numerous requests we added more sets of toolbar icons (based on
-Oxygen and LibreOffice themes) which can be easily changed in preferences.
+Some polishing and critical bugfixing has been done, the final
+release is expected in a few weeks.
 
 The file RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared
 to the current stable releases (LyX 1.6). We strongly recommend to read