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 This is Mono.
 
-A directory roadmap:
+Installation:
 
-	doc/
-		Contains documentation and the web site contents.
+	Read doc/download for installation instructions, 
+	or read the HTML version:
 
-	mono/
-		The core of the executable.
+		http://www.go-mono.com/download.html
 
-		metadata/
-			The library to deal with executables and libraries for
-			.NET
+* Using Mono
 
-		dis/
-			CIL executable Disassembler
+	Once you have installed the software, you can run a few programs:
 
-		cli/
-			Common code for the JIT and the interpreter.
+	* runtime engine
 
-		cil/
-			Common Intermediate Representation, XML
-			definition of the CIL bytecodes.
+		mono program.exe
+	  or
+		mint program.exe
 
-		interp/
-			Interpreter for CLI executables.
+	* C# compiler
 
-* Using Mono
+		mcs program.cs
 
-	Once you have installed the software, you can run a few programs:
+	* CIL Disassembler
 
 		monodis program.exe
 
-	That will dump the bytecodes for program.exe.  Monodis support
-	a number of options that dumps various metadata tables
-	(chapter 23 of the Partition III).
-
-	You can try the interpreter like this:
+	See the man pages for mono(1), mint(1), monodis(1) and mcs(2)
+	for further details.
 
-		mono-int program.exe
+* A directory roadmap:
 
+	doc/
+		Contains documentation and the web site contents.
 
+	mono/
+		The core of the Mono Runtime.
 
+		metadata/
+			The object system and metadata reader.
 
+		jit/
+			The Just in Time Compiler.
 
+		dis/
+			CIL executable Disassembler
 
+		cli/
+			Common code for the JIT and the interpreter.
 
+		io-layer/
+			The I/O layer and system abstraction for 
+			emulating the .NET IO model.
 
+		cil/
+			Common Intermediate Representation, XML
+			definition of the CIL bytecodes.
 
+		interp/
+			Interpreter for CLI executables.
 
+		arch/
+			Architecture specific portions.