diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
index 78a6f9ddd..be879b0ad 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-11-25  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	Suggested by Valerio Bigiani <vbigiani@yahoo.it>:
+	* overview2.sgml: Add text that no automatic updates are provided.
+
 2008-11-11  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
 
 	* cygwinenv.sgml: Add description for upcaseenv option.
diff --git a/winsup/doc/overview2.sgml b/winsup/doc/overview2.sgml
index 7cdc3e889..0543f085a 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/overview2.sgml
+++ b/winsup/doc/overview2.sgml
@@ -52,9 +52,12 @@ systems; these are described in more detail in
 </para>
 <para>
 Any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package, use the
-graphical <command>setup.exe</command> program. By default,
-<command>setup.exe</command> only installs a minimal set of packages, 
-so look around and choose your favorite utilities on the package
+graphical <command>setup.exe</command> program. Note that, differently from
+what happens under most Unix and Linux systems, presence of updated
+packages isn't checked automatically in the default installation, but you
+have to run manually<command>setup.exe</command> to check for updates.
+By default, <command>setup.exe</command> only installs a minimal set of
+packages, so look around and choose your favorite utilities on the package
 selection screen. You may also search for specfic tools on the Cygwin
 website's <ulink url="http://cygwin.com/packages/">Setup Package
 Search</ulink> For more information about what each option in