0a1,52 > diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt > index 5e49ac4..960cdc3 100644 > --- a/README.txt > +++ b/README.txt > @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ CONTENTS OF THIS FILE > > * About Drupal > * Configuration and features > + * Installation profiles > * Appearance > * Developing for Drupal > > @@ -42,6 +43,39 @@ More about configuration: > http://drupal.org/project/modules > * See also: "Developing for Drupal" for writing your own modules, below. > > + > +INSTALLATION PROFILES > +--------------------- > + > +Installation profiles, also known as "install profiles", define additional > +installation steps (such as enabling modules, defining content types, etc.) > +that run after the base installation provided by core when Drupal is first > +installed. > + > +There are two basic install profiles provided with Drupal core by default. > +Install profiles from the Drupal community are often bundled into > +"distributions", which define groups of extensions (modules & themes) and > +installation instructions that modify the installation process to provide a > +site initialized for a specific use case, such as a CMS for media publishers, a > +web-based project tracking tool, or a full-fledged CRM for non-profit > +organizations raising money and accepting donations. > + > +Note that some distributions may be downloaded as a single all-inclusive package > +containing Drupal core, additional contrib and custom modules, themes, and an > +installation profile; while others may simply provide a single install profile, > +which should be downloaded and placed in the /profiles directory, leaving it up > +to you to then also download the required modules and dependencies for proper > +installation. > + > +More about install profiles and distributions: > +* Read about the difference between install profiles and distributions: > + http://drupal.org/node/1089736. > +* Download contributed install profiles and distributions: > + http://drupal.org/project/distributions > +* Develop your own install profile or distribution: > + http://drupal.org/developing/distributions > + > + > APPEARANCE > ---------- > 29c81 < index 2bbf4c9..1dd1e1a 100644 --- > index 2bbf4c9..aae2983 100644 32c84 < @@ -1,4 +1,32 @@ --- > @@ -1,4 +1,20 @@ 41,47d92 < +Installation profiles (a.k.a. install profiles) define additional installation < +steps (such as enabling modules, defining content types, etc.) that run after < +the base installation from core when Drupal is first installed and are what < +developers create as the basis of distributions. Contributed install profiles < +and distributions from the Drupal community may be downloaded at < +http://drupal.org/project/distributions. < + 61,67c106,107 < +More about install profiles and distributions: < +* Read about the difference between install profiles and distributions: < + http://drupal.org/node/1089736. < +* Download contributed install profiles and distributions: < + http://drupal.org/project/distributions < +* Develop your own install profile or distribution: < + http://drupal.org/developing/distributions --- > +Refer to the "Installation Profiles" section of the README.txt in the Drupal > +root directory for further information.