diff --git a/core/controllers/welcome.php b/core/controllers/welcome.php
index d33fb295..a0b8d2c8 100644
--- a/core/controllers/welcome.php
+++ b/core/controllers/welcome.php
@@ -1,6 +1,31 @@
 <?php
+/*
+ * Gallery - a web based photo album viewer and editor
+ * Copyright (C) 2000-2008 Bharat Mediratta
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Enter Description Here
+ * @package
+ * @subpackage
+ * @author Tim
+ */
 class Welcome_Controller extends Controller {
-  public function index() {
-    print "<img src=http://www.gallery2.org/gallery2.png>";
+  function Index() {
+    print new View('welcome.html');
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/core/views/welcome.html.php b/core/views/welcome.html.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9757f6d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/views/welcome.html.php
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <title>Gallery3 Scaffold</title>
+    <style>
+      body {
+        background: #999;
+        font-family: Trebuchet MS;
+      }
+
+      div.outer {
+        width: 600px;
+        background: white;
+        border: 1px solid black;
+        margin: 0 auto;
+      }
+
+      div.inner {
+        padding: 1em;
+      }
+
+      p {
+        padding-left: 1em;
+      }
+
+      ul {
+        margin-top: -1em;
+      }
+    </style>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <div class="outer">
+      <center>
+	<img src="http://www.gallery2.org/gallery2.png"/>
+      </center>
+      <div class="inner">
+	<h1>Gallery3 Scaffold</h1>
+
+	<p>
+	  This is
+	  a <b><a href="http://www.google.com/images?q=scaffold">scaffold</a></b>:
+	  a <i>temporary structure built to support the developers as
+	  they create the real product</i>.
+	</p>
+
+	<p>
+	  As we flesh out Gallery 3, we'll make it possible for you to
+	  peer inside and see the application taking shape.
+	  Eventually, this page will go away and you'll start in the
+	  application itself.  In the meantime, here are some useful
+	  links to get you started.
+	</p>
+
+	<h2>Useful Links</h2>
+	<ul>
+	  <li>
+	    <a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfjxt593_184ff9jhmd8&hl=en">Gallery3: Prioritized Feature List</a>
+	  </li>
+	  <li>
+	    <a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfjxt593_185czczpm4f&hl=en">Gallery3: Secondary Features</a>
+	  </li>
+	  <li>
+	    <a href="http://gallery.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gallery/trunk/eval/gx/ui/HTML/index.html">Mockups</a>
+	  </li>
+	  <li>
+	    <a href="http://www.nabble.com/Rough-Gallery-3-time-line-td20240153.html">Rough Timeline</a> (as of Oct 29, 2008)
+	  </li>
+	  <li>
+	    <a href="http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery3:About">Gallery3: About Page</a>
+	  </li>
+	  <li>
+	    <a href="http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery3:Coding_Standards">Gallery3: Coding Standards</a>
+	  </li>
+	</ul>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </body>
+</html>
