--- jquery_update.module.orig	2009-11-26 21:02:40.000000000 -0500
+++ jquery_update.module	2009-11-26 22:05:32.000000000 -0500
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ function jquery_update_preprocess_page(&
       // Get an array of all the JavaScript files loaded by Drupal on this page.
       $scripts = drupal_add_js();
 
-      // Replace jquery.js first.
-      $new_jquery = array(jquery_update_jquery_path() => $scripts['core']['misc/jquery.js']);
-      $scripts['core'] = array_merge($new_jquery, $scripts['core']);
-      unset($scripts['core']['misc/jquery.js']);
-
       // Loop through each of the required replacements.
       foreach (jquery_update_get_replacements() as $type => $replacements) {
         foreach ($replacements as $find => $replace) {
@@ -77,7 +72,22 @@ function jquery_update_preprocess_page(&
         }
       }
 
-      $variables['scripts'] = drupal_get_js('header', $scripts);
+      // Replace jquery.js
+      $new_jquery_type = variable_get('jquery_update_compression_type', 'min');
+      $new_jquery_path = jquery_update_jquery_path($new_jquery_type);
+      $new_jquery = array($new_jquery_path => $scripts['core']['misc/jquery.js']);
+      unset($scripts['core']['misc/jquery.js']);
+
+      // Build output based on type
+      if ($new_jquery_type == 'google') {
+        // process separately to ensure jquery.js comes first
+        $variables['scripts'] = jquery_update_get_external_js($new_jquery_path);
+        $variables['scripts'] .= drupal_get_js('header', $scripts);
+      }
+      else {
+        $scripts['core'] = array_merge($new_jquery, $scripts['core']);
+        $variables['scripts'] = drupal_get_js('header', $scripts);
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -147,8 +157,9 @@ function jquery_update_settings() {
     '#type' => 'radios',
     '#title' => t('Choose jQuery compression level'),
     '#options' => array(
-      'min' => t('Production (Minified)'),
-      'none' => t('Development (Uncompressed Code)'),
+      'min' => t('Production (Local, Minified)'),
+      'google' => t('Google CDN (External, Minified, Compressed)'),
+      'none' => t('Development (Local, Uncompressed Code)'),
     ),
     '#default_value' => variable_get('jquery_update_compression_type', 'min'),
   );
@@ -159,7 +170,25 @@ function jquery_update_settings() {
 /**
  * Return the path to the jQuery file.
  */
-function jquery_update_jquery_path() {
-  $jquery_file = array('none' => 'jquery.js', 'min' => 'jquery.min.js');
-  return JQUERY_UPDATE_REPLACE_PATH .'/'. $jquery_file[variable_get('jquery_update_compression_type', 'min')];
+function jquery_update_jquery_path($jquery_type = NULL) {
+  if ($jquery_type === NULL) {
+    $jquery_type = variable_get('jquery_update_compression_type', 'min');
+  }
+  switch ($jquery_type) {
+    case 'none':
+      return JQUERY_UPDATE_REPLACE_PATH . '/' . 'jquery.js';
+    case 'min':
+      return JQUERY_UPDATE_REPLACE_PATH . '/' . 'jquery.min.js';
+    case 'google':
+      return 'http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js';
+  }
+
+  return JQUERY_UPDATE_REPLACE_PATH . '/' . 'jquery.min.js';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return script tag for an external file
+ */
+function jquery_update_get_external_js($path) {
+  return '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . $path . "\"></script>\n";
 }