The original forum release thread can be found here. Download the new version from here. This release candidate, accoring to Dean, is mostly a fix for the backend of things with a few interface tweaks. Look through the complete list of changes in that forum topic above. Changes worthy of note include: Security and authentication fixes New (different) method of installing plugins Less tables, more “webstandardsy” Default pinger now Ping-O-Matic Changes not done yet, but in another RC or two: Theme installation engine Metaweblog xml support Batch image uploads to directly create galleries For Upgraders, dean suggests To upgrade from previous versions, BACK UP YOUR CURRENT INSTALL and simply copy everything in the distro’s /textpattern/ directory into your existing /textpattern/ directory. You will need to re-enter anything you’ve set in /lib/admin_config.php – this nasty step should be eliminated next release. Do not run _update.php! It gets run automatically when needed. […]