Index: install.php
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/install.php,v
retrieving revision 1.77
diff -u -p -r1.77 install.php
--- install.php	9 Sep 2007 19:46:54 -0000	1.77
+++ install.php	26 Sep 2007 13:54:46 -0000
@@ -895,18 +895,18 @@ function install_configure_form() {
     '#weight' => 0,
   );
 
-  $zones = _system_zonelist();
 
   $form['server_settings'] = array(
     '#type' => 'fieldset',
     '#title' => st('Server settings'),
     '#collapsible' => FALSE,
   );
+
   $form['server_settings']['date_default_timezone'] = array(
     '#type' => 'select',
     '#title' => st('Default time zone'),
     '#default_value' => variable_get('date_default_timezone', 0),
-    '#options' => $zones,
+    '#options' => _system_zonelist(),
     '#description' => st('By default, dates in this site will be displayed in the chosen time zone.'),
     '#weight' => 5,
   );
@@ -936,6 +936,15 @@ if (Drupal.jsEnabled) {
     '#weight' => 10,
   );
 
+  $form['server_settings']['update_status_module'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'radios',
+    '#title' => st('Update notifications'),
+    '#options' => array(st('Disabled'), st('Enabled')),
+    '#default_value' => 1,
+    '#description' => st("Update notifications periodically check for new versions of your site's software (including contributed modules and themes), and alert you to available updates. To do this, anonymous usage statistics are sent to drupal.org. It is highly recommended you enable this option to inform you of updates (especially security fixes). For more information, see <a href="@privacy">drupal.org's privacy policy</a>.", array('@privacy' => 'http://drupal.org/privacy')),
+    '#weight' => 15,
+  );
+
   $form['submit'] = array(
     '#type' => 'submit',
     '#value' => st('Save'),
@@ -945,6 +954,7 @@ if (Drupal.jsEnabled) {
   if (function_exists($hook_form_alter)) {
     $hook_form_alter($form, 'install_configure');
   }
+
   return $form;
 }
 
@@ -967,6 +977,11 @@ function install_configure_form_submit($
   variable_set('site_mail', $form_state['values']['site_mail']);
   variable_set('date_default_timezone', $form_state['values']['date_default_timezone']);
 
+  // Enable Update status module if this option was selected.
+  if ($form_state['values']['update_status_module']) {
+    drupal_install_modules(array('update'));
+  }
+
   // Turn this off temporarily so that we can pass a password through.
   variable_set('user_email_verification', FALSE);
   $form_state['old_values'] = $form_state['values'];
Index: modules/system/system.install
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/system/system.install,v
retrieving revision 1.154
diff -u -p -r1.154 system.install
--- modules/system/system.install	20 Sep 2007 08:37:22 -0000	1.154
+++ modules/system/system.install	26 Sep 2007 13:54:50 -0000
@@ -187,6 +187,23 @@ function system_requirements($phase) {
   include_once './includes/unicode.inc';
   $requirements = array_merge($requirements, unicode_requirements());
 
+  // Check for Update status module.
+  if ($phase == 'runtime') {
+    if (!module_exists('update')) {
+      $requirements['update status'] = array(
+        'value' => $t('Not enabled'),
+        'severity' => REQUIREMENT_ERROR,
+        'description' => $t('Update notifucations are not enabled. It is highly recommended that you enable the Update status module from the <a href="@module">module administration page</a> in order to stay up-to-date on new releases.', array('@module' => url('admin/build/modules'))),
+      );
+    }
+    else {
+      $requirements['update status'] = array(
+        'value' => $t('Enabled'),
+      );
+    }
+    $requirements['update status']['title'] = $t('Update notifications');
+  }
+
   return $requirements;
 }
 
@@ -3634,6 +3651,8 @@ function system_update_6026() {
   drupal_set_installed_schema_version('update', 0);
   module_enable(array('update'));
   menu_rebuild();
+  drupal_set_message(t('The Update module was automatically enabled. This module automatically checks for new versions of modules and themes. For more information, please read the <a href="@update-help">Update module help page</a>.', array('@update-help' => url('admin/help/update'))), 'warning');
+
   return $ret;
 }
 
Index: modules/update/update.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/update/update.module,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -p -r1.1 update.module
--- modules/update/update.module	11 Jul 2007 15:15:40 -0000	1.1
+++ modules/update/update.module	26 Sep 2007 13:54:51 -0000
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ function update_help($path, $arg) {
       // These two pages don't need additional nagging.
       break;
 
+    case 'admin/help#update':
+      $output = '<p>'. t("The Update status module periodically checks for new versions of your site's software (including contributed modules and themes), and alerts you to available updates.") .'</p>';
+      $output .= '<p>'. t('The <a href="@update-log">log of available updates</a> will indicate when new releases are ready for download, and you may configure various options, including frequency of update checking and notification options, at the <a href="@update-settings">Update status module settings page</a>.', array('@update-log' => url('admin/logs/updates'), '@update-settings' => url('admin/logs/updates/settings'))) .'</p>';
+      $output .= '<p>'. t('Please note that in order to provide this information, anonymous usage statistics are sent to drupal.org. Please see the <a href="@privacy">drupal.org privacy policy</a> for more information. If desired, you may disable the Update status module from the <a href="@modules">module administration page</a>.', array('@privacy' => 'http://drupal.org/privacy', '@modules' => url('admin/build/modules'))) .'</p>';
+      $output .= '<p>'. t('For more information please read the configuration and customization handbook <a href="@update">Update status page</a>.', array('@update' => 'http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/update')) .'</p>';
+      return $output;
+
     default:
       // Otherwise, if we're on *any* admin page and there's a security
       // update missing, print an error message about it.
Index: profiles/default/default.profile
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/profiles/default/default.profile,v
retrieving revision 1.16
diff -u -p -r1.16 default.profile
--- profiles/default/default.profile	11 Jul 2007 15:15:40 -0000	1.16
+++ profiles/default/default.profile	26 Sep 2007 13:54:51 -0000
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *  An array of modules to be enabled.
  */
 function default_profile_modules() {
-  return array('color', 'comment', 'help', 'menu', 'taxonomy', 'dblog', 'update');
+  return array('color', 'comment', 'help', 'menu', 'taxonomy', 'dblog');
 }
 
 /**