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   the Contacts Sample application (ie those that target CAS and container adapters),
   you will need to build Acegi Security from source.
   
+  <p>The acegi-security-xx-src.zip is intended to use with IDEs. It does not contain the
+  files needed to compile Acegi Security. It also does not contain the sources to the
+  sample applications. If you need any of these files, please download rfom CVS.</p>
+  
   <h2>Official Releases</h2>
   <p>The official release ZIP files are available from the
   <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=104215">Sourceforge File Release System</a>.</p>
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 	in the <code>MethodSecurityInterceptor</code>) and see how all of the contacts get returned.
 	<br><br>
 	
+	Please note the release ZIP files do not include the sample application Java source code. You
+	will need to download from CVS if you would like to access the Java sources.<br><br>
+	
 	Estimated time: 1-2 days.<br><br>
 	</li>