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 Drupal x.x.x, xxxx-xx-xx (development version)
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+- added web-based installer which can:
+    * automatically generate the database configuration file
+    * install pre-made 'install profiles' or distributions
+    * import the database structure with automatic table prefixing
 - introduced the ability to alter mail sent from system
 - moved core modules to their own directories to allow additional flexibility
 - added support for different cache backends