diff --git a/msfconsole b/msfconsole
index ea8add619e2e..8c4c718c9a32 100755
--- a/msfconsole
+++ b/msfconsole
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ while File.symlink?(msfbase)
 	msfbase = File.expand_path(File.readlink(msfbase), File.dirname(msfbase))
 end
 
+@msfbase_dir = File.expand_path(File.dirname(msfbase))
+
 $:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(msfbase), 'lib')))
 require 'fastlib'
 require 'msfenv'
 
-
-
 $:.unshift(ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']) if ENV['MSF_LOCAL_LIB']
 
 require 'optparse'
@@ -30,6 +30,24 @@ if(RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /mswin32/)
 	$stderr.puts "    be handled correctly. Please install Cygwin or use Linux in VMWare.\n\n"
 end
 
+def is_svn
+	File.directory?(File.join(@msfbase_dir, ".svn"))
+end
+
+def print_deprecation_warning
+	$stdout.puts ""
+	$stdout.puts "[*] Deprecation Note: After 2013-02-28 (February 28, 2013), Metasploit"
+	$stdout.puts "[*] source checkouts will NO LONGER update over SVN, but will be using"
+	$stdout.puts "[*] GitHub exclusively. You should either download a new Metasploit"
+	$stdout.puts "[*] installer, or use a git clone of Metasploit Framework before"
+	$stdout.puts "[*] then. You will also need outbound access to github.com:9418/TCP."
+end
+
+if is_svn
+	print_deprecation_warning
+end
+
+
 class OptsConsole
 	#
 	# Return a hash describing the options.
diff --git a/msfupdate b/msfupdate
index 058fd8f51eaa..13e9cf8e77f8 100755
--- a/msfupdate
+++ b/msfupdate
@@ -53,10 +53,13 @@ def add_git_upstream
 end
 
 def print_deprecation_warning
-	$stdout.puts "[*] Deprecation Note: The next version of Metasploit will"
-	$stdout.puts "[*] update over the git protocol, which requires outbound"
-	$stdout.puts "[*] access to github.com:9418/TCP."
-	$stdout.puts "[*] Please adjust your egress firewall rules accordingly."
+	$stdout.puts ""
+	$stdout.puts "[*] Deprecation Note: After 2013-02-28 (February 28, 2013), Metasploit"
+	$stdout.puts "[*] source checkouts will NO LONGER update over SVN, but will be using"
+	$stdout.puts "[*] GitHub exclusively. You should either download a new Metasploit"
+	$stdout.puts "[*] installer, or use a git clone of Metasploit Framework before"
+	$stdout.puts "[*] then. You will also need outbound access to github.com:9418/TCP."
+	$stdout.puts ""
 end
 
 def maybe_wait_and_exit(exit_code=0)