Public release of LyX version 1.2.0
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What is LyX?
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LyX is an advanced open-source "document processor". Unlike standard
word processors, LyX encourages writing based on the structure of your
documents, not their appearance, It lets you concentrate on writing,
leaving details of visual layout to the software.

With the familiar face of a WISYWIG word processor, LyX produces high
quality, professional output -- using LaTeX, an industrial
strength typesetting engine. No knowledge of LaTeX is required to
use LyX; however, there is also a "TeX mode" which allows you to enter
plain LaTeX commands.

All in all, LyX is a complete environment for writing documents. It has
superior support for scientific writing, but works well for any kind of
document.

Read more about LyX (including screenshots) at:

    http://www.lyx.org/

What can LyX do?
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A very incomplete feature list:

- "standard" word processing: fonts, cut & paste, infinite undo...
- footnotes, citations, cross-referencing, faxes, spellchecking
- almost any math expression (with a simple, but powerfull interface)
- automatic, multilevel outline support (enumerated or bullets)
- tables and embedded figures support (with automatic conversion)
- import LaTeX or ASCII
- export LaTeX, ASCII, DVI, PostScript, LinuxDoc-SGML, DocBook-SGML
- fair support for non-English documents and/or menus
- extensive documentation, including a tutorial
- version control using RCS (some support for CVS)

How stable is LyX?
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This release is considered stable, but as with any software, you should 
take appropriate back-up steps in a production environment.

Where can I get it?
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LyX is distributed under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL), which
means that you can not only use it freely, but also modify and
redistribute it, provided that you include the source of the program.

The main LyX site is

	ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/

with mirrors at

	ftp://alpha.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de/pub/lyx
        ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/lyx/
	ftp://ftp.chg.ru/packages/lyx/
        ftp://ftp.sdsc.edu/pub/other/lyx/
        ftp://ftp.fciencias.unam.mx/pub/Lyx/
	ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/LyX/
	
The source code package is available at:

        ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/lyx-1.2.0.tar.gz
	ftp://ftp.devel.lyx.org/pub/lyx/lyx-1.2.0.tar.gz

and at the mirrors listed above.

You need to have XForms version 0.88 or newer to compile your own 
version.  Version 0.89 is highly recommended. LyX should also compile
with 0.88.

Credits
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The LyX Team is composed of volunteers from around the world.  Many, many 
people have helped make the 1.2.0 release possible, including:

    Lars Gullik Bjoennes, Alejandro Aguilar Sierra, Asger Alstrup,
    Jean-Marc Lasgouttes, Juergen Vigna, John P. Weiss, Bernhard Iselborn,
    Andre Spiegel, Allan Rae, Henner Zeller, Robert van der Kamp,
    David L. Johnson, Amir Karger, Joacim Persson, Peter Suetterlin,
    SMiyata, Alkis Polyzotis, ...

Special thanks should go to Matthias Ettrich who started it all.

Feedback
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Please direct any comments or questions to the appropriate mailing list as
described on the LyX homepage (http://www.lyx.org/).

Enjoy!

The LyX Team