--- doc/build/dev.frag	2005/09/02 18:47:53	1.1
+++ doc/build/dev.frag	2008/06/04 14:31:11	1.5
@@ -1,27 +1,46 @@
 <p>
-To view the code development history of LON-CAPA, you can access a <a
-href="http://zaphod.lite.msu.edu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/">web version</a>
-of our CVS respository. Otherwise, please contact Guy Albertelli (<a
-href="mailto:albertel@msu.edu">albertel@msu.edu</a>) to request a
-CVS USERNAME.
-</p>
-<p>
-The initial CVS commands would be:
-</p>
-<blockquote>
-<table bgcolor="#aaaaaa" border="1">
-<tr><td>
-<pre>
-export CVSROOT=:pserver:USERNAME@zaphod.lite.msu.edu:/home/cvs 
-cvs login 
+Access to the CVS repository of LON-CAPA is available by
+  <ul>
+    <li>
+      <a href="http://zaphod.lite.msu.edu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/">web</a>
+    </li>
+    <li>
+      CVS command line tools -- submit a help request to the <a href="http://support.lon-capa.org/help/">LON-CAPA support team</a> to request a CVS USERNAME.
+      <p> The initial CVS commands would be: </p>
+      <blockquote>
+        <table bgcolor="#aaaaaa" border="1">
+          <tr>
+            <td>
+              <pre>
+export CVS_RSH=ssh
+export CVSROOT=:ext:USERNAME@zaphod.lite.msu.edu:/home/cvs 
 cvs co loncapa
+              </pre>
+            </td>
+          </tr>
+          <tr>
+           <td>
+You will be prompted to enter your password each time you issue a cvs command. <br /><br />
+A solution to this is to use
+<pre>
+$ ssh-keygen -t dsa
 </pre>
-</td></tr></table>
-</blockquote>
+to generate public and private keys in ~/.ssh/
+<br /><br />
+Send the public key (id_dsa.pub) to helpdesk@lon-capa.org so it can be added to the authorized_keys file on zaphod.lite.msu.edu
+           </td>
+          </tr>
+        </table>
+      </blockquote>
+      <p>
+        For more information on using CVS, please visit
+        <a href="http://www.cvshome.org/">http://www.cvshome.org/</a>
+        or read <tt>loncom/build/readme.html</tt> after downloading
+        the current version of LON-CAPA as described above.
+      </p>
+    </li>
+  </ul>
+</p>
 <p>
-For more information on using CVS, please visit
-<a href="http://www.cvshome.org/">http://www.cvshome.org/</a>
-or read <tt>loncom/build/readme.html</tt> after downloading
-the current version of LON-CAPA as described above.
+  Additionally, the IRC channel #loncapa on freenode.net often contains a few lon-capa developers willing to help out. 
 </p>
-