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+# Building on Windows
+
+Steps:
+ * runprebuild.bat
+ * Load OpenSim.sln into Visual Studio .NET and build the solution.
+ * chdir bin 
+ * copy OpenSim.ini.example to OpenSim.ini and other appropriate files in bin/config-include
+ * run OpenSim.exe
+
+# Building on Linux
+
+Prereqs:
+*       Mono >= 2.4.3
+*       Nant >= 0.85
+*       On some Linux distributions you may need to install additional packages.
+        See http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Dependencies for more information.
+*       May also use xbuild (included in mono distributions)
+*       May use Monodevelop, a cross-platform IDE
+
+From the distribution type:
+ * ./runprebuild.sh
+ * nant (or xbuild)
+ * cd bin 
+ * copy OpenSim.ini.example to OpenSim.ini and other appropriate files in bin/config-include
+ * run mono OpenSim.exe
+
+# Using Monodevelop
+
+From the distribution type:
+ * ./runprebuild.sh
+ * type monodevelop OpenSim.sln
+
+# References
+ 
+Helpful resources:
+* http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Build_Instructions