Some of the code requires knowing if a module has been loaded or not.
For instance, soon the forum module will need to ask
If ( google-mapping-module-installed ) {
google-mapping-module->ShowSomeMap
}
Hayden, can you please add this system?
a) Consult Sam to see about this thinking on it
b) Note that Andrew is working on related code that only loads modules if a _config.php exists See my top post at http://www.silverstripe.com/core-team-discussion/flat/1202/