For those that haven't already seen this just posted by Chuck Baker over at the Lightwave Yahoo forums:
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NewTek is pleased to announce the release of LightWave 3DŽ [7.5b], a free update to registered owners of LightWave 3D [7.5]. In this update you'll find major enhancements to LightWaveŽ's already robust script language, powerful new surface blending tools, support for DV devices as a preview display, and a network renderer for Linux. You may download the update from NewTek's web site at
http://www.newtek.com.
For the complete announcement, see:
http://www.newtek.com/news/releases/03-06-03a.html