Choosing between a package runtime and building your own
+ Downloading and installing a release
+ (use the the approach I'm experimenting with @ http://www.mail-archive.com/tuscany-dev%40ws.apache.org/msg13707.html)
+ Setting up a build environment
+ Choosing a source / understanding the source tree
+ Building - which bits to build
+ Debugging build issues
+ Build tips (eg. use of mvn -fn to continue building despite test case failures)