4 href="http://forge.novell.com/">http://forge.novell.com/</a>)
5 is a website managed by Novell to promote the development of
6 open source applications and solutions. Novell Forge features
7 communities, akin to foundries on SourceForge.net, which exist
8 for the purpose of facilitating collaboration and information
9 exchange about certain technologies or solutions. At Miguel's
10 request, we have created a Mono community on Novell Forge that
11 is administered by Miguel. This community, located at
12 http://forge.novell.com/modules/xfmod/community/?monocomm,
13 provides a resource for interaction and collaboration on Mono
14 and associated solutions. Each community has the ability to
15 provide forums, mailing lists, FAQs, news, documentation,
16 surveys, sample code, and links to related applications. The
17 Mono community has been created for anyone interested in Mono
18 to use, and the exact set of features offered at the community
19 is determined by Miguel.
21 Any individual or group that wishes to provide Mono-based solutions in
22 an open source fashion is encouraged to host their solution on the
23 Novell Forge website, free of charge. Once the project is hosted on
24 Novell Forge, you can send Miguel an e-mail requesting that your project
25 be associated with the Mono project. This promotes a symbiotic
26 relationship where the growth of Mono applications helps to improve
27 Mono, and the growth of Mono likewise helps to increase the visibility
28 and usefulness of your applications.
32 A Novell Forge account is required in order to create a project on
33 Novell Forge as well as for certain levels of participation within a
34 community like the Mono community. In order to create an account, do
39 <li>Go to http://forge.novell.com/ and click on the "Register" link.
41 <li>You will be redirected to the Novell Login page. This one resource
42 is used by all of Novell's websites that require authentication, so if
43 you already have a Novell login you may use that login here. Otherwise,
44 simply create a login account.
46 <li>You will be redirected back to the Novell Forge page. Click on the
47 "create my Novell Forge account" link, near the top left of the page.
49 <li>A form should be filled in with the correct information for you.
50 If you like, choose an avatar and then submit the form.
52 <li>Confirm the creation of your account.
56 You should be good to go at this point. Now, to create a project,
57 simply choose the "Start New Project" link from the left menu and follow
60 Novell Forge offers a limited set of context-sensitive help links and a
61 full help section. If you have trouble, go to the help section at
62 http://forge.novell.com/modules/xfmod/help/about.php.
67 Novell Forge - <a href="http://forge.novell.com/">http://forge.novell.com/</a>
69 Mono Community - <a href="http://forge.novell.com/modules/xfmod/community/?monocomm">http://forge.novell.com/modules/xfmod/community/?monocomm</a>
71 Novell Forge Help - <a href="http://forge.novell.com/modules/xfmod/help/about.php">http://forge.novell.com/modules/xfmod/help/about.php</a>