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 SECURITY (& INTENDED AUDIENCE):
-This is the third and final beta release of Gallery 3.0 and while it's
-not a finished product, it's heading into the home stretch.  You can
-install it on public websites, but remember that until the final
-release is out, we make no guarantees that it won't do bad things.
+This is the second release candidate of Gallery 3.0.  We're putting it
+out there so that we can find out if we overlooked any small things.
+We expect the final version to be virtually identical.  You can
+install it on public websites and use it freely -- we recommend it!
 
 Note:
  - We've contracted a professional security audit, received their results
    and resolved all the issues they found.
  - You can upgrade from beta 1, but not from alpha releases.
 
-The intended audience of this release is folks who are willing to live
-a little bit on the edge. We'll do our best to take care of your data
-and your security, but we might screw it up here or there.  We welcome
+This version is intended for broad distribution.  We stand ready to
+support the product and help you to make the most of it. We welcome
 theme and module developers to play with this release and start
 turning out slick new designs for our happy users.