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@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ http://freeipa.org/page/Documentation .
 To get started quickly, start here:
 http://www.freeipa.org/page/Quick_Start_Guide
 
+## For developers
+
+* Building FreeIPA from source
+    * http://www.freeipa.org/page/Build
+    * See the BUILD.txt file in the source root directory
+ 
 ## Licensing
 
 Please see the file called COPYING.