diff -r beea10a56132 -r 01076ed49ffc app/views/projects/_form.html.erb
--- a/app/views/projects/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/_form.html.erb
@@ -21,9 +21,20 @@
 <br />
   <em> <%= l(:text_project_homepage_info) %></em>
 </p>
-<p><%= f.check_box :is_public %>
+<p>
+<%= label(:project, :is_public_1, l(:field_public_or_private) + content_tag("span", " *", :class => "required")) %>
+<%
+   # if the project hasn't been created fully yet, then we don't
+   # want to set either public or private (make the user decide)
+   initialised = !@project.id.nil?
+%>
+  <%= f.radio_button :is_public, 1, :checked => (initialised && @project.is_public?) %>
+  <%= l(:text_project_public_info) %>
 <br />
-  <em> <%= l(:text_project_visibility_info) %></em>
+  <%= f.radio_button :is_public, 0, :checked => (initialised && !@project.is_public?) %> 
+  <%= l(:text_project_private_info) %>
+<br>
+  <em><%= l(:text_project_visibility_info) %></em>
 </p>
 <%= wikitoolbar_for 'project_description' %>