The third *release candidate* for Gallery v1.4.1 is now available. The undefined _() function issue in RC2 has been fixed. New features for version 1.4.1 include:

• Voting/ranking of images
• Optional user self-registration
• Lost password reset feature
• Optional e-mail notification of changes/updates
• Option to restrict commenting permissions
• EZ Prints photo print service added
• Support for "skins" to customize Gallery's look and feel
• New image frame styles
• Clearer, easier to follow Config. Wizard
• Optional auto-resize of images on upload
• Gallery-wide slideshow, and choice of random order
• Copy image feature
• Gallery internationalized in many more languages!
• Tons of small improvements and bugfixes

Download Gallery v1.4.1-RC3 from the Gallery Download Page now!

Note: This is a *pre-release* version, and you should be sure to BACK UP YOUR GALLERY *before* installing and upgrading your current Gallery. Read on for information on how to back up critical data...

Thanks to everyone who entered the logo contest! We're really pleased with all of the entries, and we think you will be too.

Before we announce the results, we've posted all of the 85 entries for you to browse and comment on! And to boot, we've put them in a pre-alpha demo of Gallery 2!

Click here to see the logos!

We'll be announcing the contest winner and runners up very soon.

The second *release candidate* for Gallery v1.4.1 is now available. New features for this version include:

• Voting/ranking of images
• Optional user self-registration
• Lost password reset feature
• Optional e-mail notification of changes/updates
• Option to restrict commenting permissions
• EZ Prints photo print service added
• Support for "skins" to customize Gallery's look and feel
• New image frame styles
• Clearer, easier to follow Config. Wizard
• Optional auto-resize of images on upload
• Gallery-wide slideshow, and choice of random order
• Copy image feature
• Gallery internationalized in many more languages!
• Tons of small improvements and bugfixes

Download Gallery v1.4.1-RC2 from the Gallery Download Page now!

Note: This is a *pre-release* version, and you should be sure to BACK UP YOUR GALLERY *before* installing and upgrading your current Gallery. Read on for information on how to back up critical data...

We have received over 30 fabulous logo submissions for the Gallery logo contest! However, for one reason or another we've received a lot of requests for extensions (trouble with the formats, didn't find out about the competition till yesterday, the dog ate my copy of Illustrator, etc) which we'd like to grant. Since there's a cash prize on the line, it wouldn't be fair to grant an extension to just a select few people so we're going to extend it for everybody.

To try to make it fair for those of you who worked hard and got your submissions in on time, we're going to increase the payoff. Now it's going to be:
   First prize: $200 USD
   Second prize: $100 USD
   Third prize: $50 USD

The new deadline is Sunday, November 2nd which should be enough time for any latecomers to get a submission in. All the other contest rules apply (read the original post for details).

We've been alerted to a security vulnerability in Gallery 1.4 that can allow remote access to your system. It only affects a very small percentage of Unix installations (though it affects all Windows installations). Only the following versions of Gallery have the bug:
* 1.4
* 1.4-pl1
* 1.4.1 (unreleased; prior to build 145)

On Unix, this vulnerability only affects systems where Gallery is left in configuration mode (a relatively small percentage of Gallery users since Gallery is not operational in configuration mode). On Windows, this vulnerability affects anybody using versions of Gallery with the bug. The problem has been fixed in:
* 1.4-pl2 [download here]
* 1.4.1 (unreleased; build 145)

Gallery needs a new logo, and we want your help!

We want something catchy and fun, but clean and uncluttered. We would like the design to clearly convey what Gallery is all about.

Grand Prize:

$200 US cash prize, and the pride of having your logo selected!

Runner-up Prize:

$50 US cash prize.

The contest deadline is Sunday October 26, 2003. When the deadline closes, we'll post all of the entries for comment from Gallery users. After a week or two, the Gallery developers will determine the winner, and unveil the results where else, but in a Gallery!

Read on for the contest rules and details...