Index: INSTALL.txt
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/INSTALL.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.87
diff -u -p -r1.87 INSTALL.txt
--- INSTALL.txt	1 Jan 2011 22:41:24 -0000	1.87
+++ INSTALL.txt	17 Jan 2011 02:30:40 -0000
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ INSTALLATION
 1. Download and extract Drupal.
 
    You can obtain the latest Drupal release from http://drupal.org -- the files
-   are in .tar.gz format and can be extracted using most compression tools.
+   are available in .tar.gz and .zip formats and can be extracted using most
+   compression tools.
 
    To download and extract the files, on a typical Unix/Linux command line, use
    the following commands (assuming you want version x.y of Drupal):
@@ -75,6 +76,11 @@ INSTALLATION
      wget http://drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-x.y.tar.gz
      tar -zxvf drupal-x.y.tar.gz
 
+   Or (if you prefer working with .zip files):
+
+     wget http://drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-x.y.zip
+     unzip drupal-x.y.zip
+
    This will create a new directory drupal-x.y/ containing all Drupal files and
    directories. Then, to move the contents of that directory into a directory
    within your web server's document root or your public HTML directory,
Index: UPGRADE.txt
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/UPGRADE.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.27
diff -u -p -r1.27 UPGRADE.txt
--- UPGRADE.txt	27 Oct 2010 18:32:54 -0000	1.27
+++ UPGRADE.txt	17 Jan 2011 02:30:40 -0000
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ First steps and definitions:
 
   * If you are upgrading to Drupal version x.y, then x is known as the major
     version number, and y is known as the minor version number. The download
-    file will be named drupal-x.y.tar.gz.
+    file will be named drupal-x.y.tar.gz (or drupal-x.y.zip).
 
   * All directories mentioned in this document are relative to the directory of
     your Drupal installation.
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ following the instructions in the INTROD
 
      wget http://drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-x.y.tar.gz
      tar -zxvf drupal-x.y.tar.gz
+ 
+   Or (if you prefer working with .zip files):
+
+     wget http://drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-x.y.zip
+     unzip drupal-x.y.zip
 
    This creates a new directory drupal-x.y/ containing all Drupal files and
    directories. Copy the files into your Drupal installation directory:
@@ -174,6 +179,11 @@ following the instructions in the INTROD
      wget http://drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-x.y.tar.gz
      tar -zxvf drupal-x.y.tar.gz
 
+   Or (if you prefer working with .zip files):
+
+     wget http://drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-x.y.zip
+     unzip drupal-x.y.zip
+
    This creates a new directory drupal-x.y/ containing all Drupal files and
    directories. Copy the files into your Drupal installation directory: