Public release of LyX version 2.2.0alpha1
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We are proud to announce the the first public alpha release of the new LyX 2.2
series.

With this release, LyX celebrates 20 years of existence. The 2.2 series
has a rich set of new features compared to the current stable series.

LyX 2.2.0alpha1 is the culmination of a year and a half of hard work. An overview of
the new features can be found here:
  http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/NewInLyX22

You can download LyX 2.2.0alpha1 from ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/.

We hope you will enjoy the result!

The file lib/RELEASE-NOTES lists some known issues and problems compared
to the current stable releases (LyX 2.1.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 lot of new features but
also some bugs. If you think you have found a bug in LyX 2.2.0, either
email the LyX developers' mailing list (lyx-devel at lists.lyx.org),
or open a bug report at http://www.lyx.org/trac/wiki/BugTrackerHome.

If you have trouble using LyX or have a question, consult the
documentation that comes with LyX (under Help) and the LyX wiki, which you
will find at http://wiki.lyx.org/. You can also send email to the LyX users'
list (lyx-users at lists.lyx.org).

The LyX team.
http://www.lyx.org