So while we're busy reviewing the student applications for the Summer of Code, here's a quick update on the status of the next Geeklog release, 1.5:

The plan is to release Geeklog 1.5 (which includes the results of last year's GSoC) in time for the start of the coding phase of this year's Summer of Code. In other words, before May 26th.

Things are looking good so far. There are still some bugs and kinks to be worked out (e.g. support for MS SQL is currently broken), but there is already one site out there running on 1.5.

And in related news, our bugtracker, which was missing in action for over a year now, is tentatively back.

MustLive pointed out a possible XSS in the form to email an article to a friend that we're fixing with this release.

Please note that this problem only exists in Geeklog 1.4.0 - neither Geeklog 1.4.1 nor any older versions (1.3.x series) have that problem.

To upgrade from Geeklog 1.4.0sr5-1, download the upgrade archive. To upgrade from any other 1.4.0 version, please use the combo update, which also includes all the previous security updates.

Upgrades should be straightforward, as you only have to replace one file. Since security issues are often exploited soon after they become public, you should install this upgrade as soon as possible.

Attention all developers!!!

• Do you have some nice designs that you would like to share, but are unsure about diving into all the .thtml files to create a complete theme?
• Are you interested in being part of the development of one of the fastest growing plugins for Geeklog?! 
• Want to cure cancer and develop world peace?!!  (okay, we can't promise that! ...But we can promise peace of mind to site admins not wanting to edit their theme by hand! :-)

As Chameleon nears another release, we are asking for your help!  We are looking for contributions of theme elements (called stylepacks) to be included in future releases of Chameleon!  Don't delay!

Contribute your style code today!  Read on at gllabs.org for more details...