Index: INSTALL.txt
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/INSTALL.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.57
diff -u -r1.57 INSTALL.txt
--- INSTALL.txt	15 Jan 2008 10:36:17 -0000	1.57
+++ INSTALL.txt	23 Jan 2008 15:23:04 -0000
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 (http://www.php.net/) and either MySQL (http://www.mysql.com/) or PostgreSQL
 (http://www.postgresql.org/). The Apache web server and MySQL database are
 recommended; other web server and database combinations such as IIS and
-PostgreSQL have been tested to a lesser extent. When using MySQL, version 4.1
+PostgreSQL have been tested to a lesser extent. When using MySQL, version 4.1.1
 or greater is recommended to assure you can safely transfer the database.
 
 For more detailed information about Drupal requirements, see "Requirements"
Index: includes/database.mysql.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/database.mysql.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.88
diff -u -r1.88 database.mysql.inc
--- includes/database.mysql.inc	23 Jan 2008 09:59:28 -0000	1.88
+++ includes/database.mysql.inc	23 Jan 2008 15:27:57 -0000
@@ -80,10 +80,8 @@
     _db_error_page(mysql_error());
   }
 
-  // On MySQL 4.1 and later, force UTF-8.
-  if (version_compare(mysql_get_server_info(), '4.1.0', '>=')) {
-    mysql_query('SET NAMES "utf8"', $connection);
-  }
+  // Force UTF-8.
+  mysql_query('SET NAMES "utf8"', $connection);
   return $connection;
 }
 
Index: modules/system/system.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/system/system.module,v
retrieving revision 1.579
diff -u -r1.579 system.module
--- modules/system/system.module	22 Jan 2008 18:20:25 -0000	1.579
+++ modules/system/system.module	23 Jan 2008 15:20:49 -0000
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 /**
  * Minimum supported version of MySQL, if it is used.
  */
-define('DRUPAL_MINIMUM_MYSQL',  '4.1.0');
+define('DRUPAL_MINIMUM_MYSQL',  '4.1.1');
 
 /**
  * Minimum supported version of PostgreSQL, if it is used.