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+<chapter>
+
+<section>
+<title>Downloading Apache Qpid</title>
+
+</section>
+
+<section>
+<title>Getting Started</title>
+<para>To get started with Apache Qpid, follow the steps below.</para>
+
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Download the software [Download]</para></listitem>
+<listitem>
+  <para>Start a broker. </para>
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>Instructions for [running a Qpid Java broker (AMQP 0-8, 0-9) | Getting Started Guide]</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>Instructions for [running a Qpid C++ broker (AMQP 0-10) | RASC]</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>[Management tools |  MgmtC++]  (AMQP 0-10, works with the Qpid C++ broker)</para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+  <para>Run an example program from the downloaded software, or from the following URLs (these are svn URLs, which you can use to browse the examples or check them out):</para>
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>C++ (AMQP 0-10):</para>
+    <itemizedlist>
+      <listitem><para>Examples: [https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/cpp/examples/ | https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/cpp/examples/]</para></listitem>
+      <listitem><para>[Running the C++ Examples | https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/cpp/examples/README.txt]</para></listitem>
+    </itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+  <para>Java JMS (AMQP 0-10):</para>
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>Examples: [https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/java/client/example/ | https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/java/client/example/]</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>[Script for Running the Java JMS Examples | https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/java/client/example/src/main/java/runSample.sh]</para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+  <para>Python (AMQP 0-10):</para>
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>Examples: [https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/python/examples/ | https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/python/examples/]</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>[Running the Python Examples | https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/python/examples/README]</para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+  <para>Ruby (AMQP 0-10):</para>
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>Examples: [https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/ruby/examples/ | https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/qpid/trunk/qpid/ruby/examples/]</para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+  <para>.NET (AMQP 0-10):</para>
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>Examples: [http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/qpid/trunk/qpid/dotnet/client-010/examples/ | http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/qpid/trunk/qpid/dotnet/client-010/examples/]</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>[.NET Tutorial | http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/qpid/.NET+User+Guide]</para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+  <para>Read the API Guides and Documentation</para>
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>[C++ Client API (AMQP 0-10) | http://qpid.apache.org/docs/api/cpp/html/index.html]</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>[JNDI Configuration for Java JMS | http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/qpid/How+to+Use+JNDI]</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>[Python Client API  (AMQP 0-10) | http://qpid.apache.org/docs/api/python/html/index.html]</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>[Documentation]</para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+  <para>Get your Questions Answered</para>
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>Read the [FAQ|FAQ]</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>Ask a question on the user list mailto:users-subscribe@qpid.apache.org</para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+</section>
+</chapter>
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