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=== Resource Kit Contents ===
The resource kit will be contained on one or more discs (likely DVDsone DVD). Initially the kit will '''target Windows developers''', since this is the largest set of potential developers and because the tools and configuration necessary to do Mozilla development is less foreign to Linux/Unix developers. The disc or discs will contain a number of resources:
==== Complete Linux Development Environment ====
While the kit will target Windows, it will include a complete Linux-based Mozilla development environment. This will be done in order to introduce Windows developers to the need for cross platform development and testing, and also to help transition them onto other platforms like Linux and OS X.
The OS chosen would be '''Fedora Core''', and the included software/packages would match , or be compatible with, the [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Linux_Build_Prerequisites Linux Build instructions], the [http://wiki.mozilla.org/ReferencePlatforms/Linux-CentOS-5.0 Linux reference platform doc], and the existing [http://blog.mozilla.com/bhearsum/archives/16 Linux Reference VM]. We would not use the existing reference VM because our goal is to add convenience software and settings such that Mozilla development is made easier for new developers and so that Windows developers are made to feel comfortable.
This Linux development environment will be available in a number of formats: