To get started with Android/CyanogenMod, you'll need to get
familiar with Git and Repo. 

http://source.android.com/download/using-repo

To initialize your local repository using the CyanogenMod trees, 
use a command like this:

repo init -u git://github.com/cyanogen/android.git -b froyo

Then to sync up:

repo sync

Please see the CyanogenMod wiki for building instructions.


Patches welcome! Send pull requests with your changes!