Index: includes/file.inc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/file.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.140
diff -u -u -p -r1.140 file.inc
--- includes/file.inc	19 Oct 2008 20:18:58 -0000	1.140
+++ includes/file.inc	2 Nov 2008 01:30:52 -0000
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ function file_check_directory(&$director
   // Check if directory exists.
   if (!is_dir($directory)) {
     if (($mode & FILE_CREATE_DIRECTORY) && @mkdir($directory)) {
-      @chmod($directory, 0775); // Necessary for non-webserver users.
+      @chmod($directory, variable_get('file_directory_writable', 0775)); // Necessary for non-webserver users.
     }
     else {
       if ($form_item) {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function file_check_directory(&$director
   if (!is_writable($directory)) {
     // If not able to modify permissions, or if able to, but chmod
     // fails, return false.
-    if (!$mode || (($mode & FILE_MODIFY_PERMISSIONS) && !@chmod($directory, 0775))) {
+    if (!$mode || (($mode & FILE_MODIFY_PERMISSIONS) && !@chmod($directory, variable_get('file_directory_writable', 0775)))) {
       if ($form_item) {
         form_set_error($form_item, t('The directory %directory is not writable', array('%directory' => $directory)));
         watchdog('file system', 'The directory %directory is not writable, because it does not have the correct permissions set.', array('%directory' => $directory), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ function file_check_directory(&$director
     $htaccess_lines = "SetHandler Drupal_Security_Do_Not_Remove_See_SA_2006_006\nOptions None\nOptions +FollowSymLinks";
     if (($fp = fopen("$directory/.htaccess", 'w')) && fputs($fp, $htaccess_lines)) {
       fclose($fp);
-      chmod($directory . '/.htaccess', 0664);
+      chmod($directory . '/.htaccess', variable_get('file_file_writable', 0664));
     }
     else {
       $variables = array('%directory' => $directory, '!htaccess' => '<br />' . nl2br(check_plain($htaccess_lines)));
@@ -466,11 +466,10 @@ function file_unmanaged_copy($source, $d
     return FALSE;
   }
 
-  // Give everyone read access so that FTP'd users or
-  // non-webserver users can see/read these files,
-  // and give group write permissions so group members
-  // can alter files uploaded by the webserver.
-  @chmod($destination, 0664);
+  // By default, give everyone read access so that FTP'd users or
+  // non-webserver users can see/read these files, and give group write
+  // permissions so group members can alter files uploaded by the webserver.
+  @chmod($destination, variable_get('file_file_writable', 0664));
 
   return $destination;
 }
@@ -897,6 +896,11 @@ function file_save_upload($source, $vali
       return FALSE;
     }
 
+    // By default, give everyone read access so that FTP'd users or
+    // non-webserver users can see/read these files, and give group write
+    // permissions so group members can alter files uploaded by the webserver.
+    @chmod($file->filepath, variable_get('file_file_writable', 0664));
+  
     // If we made it this far it's safe to record this file in the database.
     if ($file = file_save($file)) {
       // Add file to the cache.
Index: modules/color/color.module
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/color/color.module,v
retrieving revision 1.49
diff -u -u -p -r1.49 color.module
--- modules/color/color.module	26 Oct 2008 18:06:38 -0000	1.49
+++ modules/color/color.module	2 Nov 2008 01:30:53 -0000
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ function _color_save_stylesheet($file, $
   $paths['files'][] = $filepath;
 
   // Set standard file permissions for webserver-generated files.
-  @chmod($file, 0664);
+  @chmod($file, variable_get('file_file_writable', 0664));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ function _color_render_images($theme, &$
     $paths['files'][] = $image;
 
     // Set standard file permissions for webserver-generated files
-    @chmod(realpath($image), 0664);
+    @chmod(realpath($image), variable_get('file_file_writable', 0664));
 
     // Build before/after map of image paths.
     $paths['map'][$file] = $base;