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Updated README with less node.js-centric content, and more Node Forward. #98

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vcbuild nosign
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You can download pre-built binaries for various operating systems from
[http://nodejs.org/download/](http://nodejs.org/download/). The Windows
and OS X installers will prompt you for the location in which to install.
The tarballs are self-contained; you can extract them to a local directory
with:

```sh
tar xzf /path/to/node-<version>-<platform>-<arch>.tar.gz
```

Or system-wide with:

```sh
cd /usr/local && tar --strip-components 1 -xzf \
/path/to/node-<version>-<platform>-<arch>.tar.gz
```
The first builds of io.js should be available 2015 January 13.

### To run the tests:

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### To build `Intl` (ECMA-402) support:

*Note:* more docs, including how to reduce disk footprint, are on
[the wiki](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Intl).
[the wiki](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/wiki).

#### Use existing installed ICU (Unix/Macintosh only):

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Resources for Newcomers
---
- [The Wiki](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki)
- [nodejs.org](http://nodejs.org/)
- [how to install node.js and npm (node package manager)](http://www.joyent.com/blog/installing-node-and-npm/)
- [list of modules](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/modules)
- [searching the npm registry](http://npmjs.org/)
- [list of companies and projects using node](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Projects,-Applications,-and-Companies-Using-Node)
- [node.js mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs)
- irc chatroom, [#node.js on freenode.net](http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=node.js&uio=d4)
- [community](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Community)
- [contributing](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Contributing)
- [big list of all the helpful wiki pages](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/_pages)
- [iojs.org](http://iojs.org)
- irc chatroom, [#io.js on freenode.net](http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=io.js)
- [gitter chatroom](https://gitter.im/iojs/io.js)
- [Node Forward](http://nodeforward.org/)
- [Community](https://github.com/node-forward/discussions)
- [Contributing](https://github.com/node-forward/help)