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+                                                Downloads
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+
+Acegi Security Downloads
+
+  If you wish to try out this project, you are probably looking for the
+  <<acegi-security-xx.zip>> file, which contains all of the officially
+  released JARs, a copy of all documentation, and two WAR artifacts. The two WAR artifacts
+  are from the Contacts Sample and the Tutorial Sample application. The Tutorial Sample
+  consists of a "bare bones" configuration that will get you up and running quickly, whereas
+  the Contacts Sample illustrates more advanced features.
+
+  Please note that in order to reduce download size, we only include in the
+  release ZIP one of the WAR artifacts produced by the Contacts Sample application.
+  The WAR artifact we include is suitable for standalone deployment (specifically, it
+  does not require a CAS server, container adapter, X509 or LDAP setup). The official release ZIP
+  therefore probably contains what you need, especially if you're initially
+  evaluating the project. If you wish to deploy the other WAR artifacts produced by
+  the Contacts Sample application (ie those that target CAS, container adapters, X509 or LDAP usage),
+  you will need to build Acegi Security from source.
+
+  The acegi-security-xx-src.zip is intended for use with IDEs. It does not contain the
+  files needed to compile Acegi Security. It also does not contain the sources to the
+  sample applications. If you need any of these files, please download from SVN.
+
+* Official Releases
+
+  The official release ZIP files are available from the
+  {{{http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=104215}Sourceforge File Release System}}.
+
+
+* Maven Dependencies
+
+  The Acegi Security JARs are also available via the
+  {{{http://www.ibiblio.org/maven2/org/acegisecurity}iBiblio Maven Repository}}.
+
+* Building From Source
+
+  Detailed instructions on downloading from CVS and building from source
+  are provided on the {{{building.html}Building with Maven}}
+  page.
+
+* SVN Snapshots and Daily Builds
+
+  If you don't wish to access SVN directly, we provide
+  {{{http://acegisecurity.sourceforge.net/nightly/}nightly SVN exports}}
+  There is also an automated build which uploads bundle of Acegi Security jar files to the same location.
+  Both binary and source archives have the date of the build and the SVN revision number appended to the filename,
+  so you can match them up easily.