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## How to use
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There are two sets of materials available
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To begin, select a recent [release](https://github.com/openmainframeproject/cobol-programming-course/releases)of the course. Under a given release, you should see two assets.
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-[Chapters](https://github.com/openmainframeproject/cobol-programming-course/blob/master/COBOL%20Programming%20with%20VSCode.pdf) which contain the lessons, broken up into chapters.
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-[Labs](https://github.com/openmainframeproject/cobol-programming-course/tree/master/Labs) which contain the source code used in the chapters.
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- The COBOL Programming with VSCode PDF asset contains the course instructions.
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- The Source code asset contains everything that was in the project when the release was published.
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To complete the course, you will also need to do one of the following:
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- Select a [provider](#providers) below and follow their registration process. Once complete, you should be given system details to use in the course.
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- Upload the source code for the course (located in the Labs folder) to your mainframe environment.
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If you run into any issues, please don't hesitate to reach out on our [slack channel](https://openmainframeproject.slack.com/archives/C011NE32Z1T).
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## Discussion
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You can connect with the community in a variety of ways...
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-[#cobol-programming-course channel on Open Mainframe Project Slack](https://slack.openmainframeproject.org)
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-['COBOL technical questions' category on Open Mainframe Project Community Forums](https://community.openmainframeproject.org/c/cobol-technical-questions/16)
These materials are being used by other organizations to provide COBOL training to the community. This project, nor Open Mainframe Project, doesn't review, maintain, or endorse any one of these particular providers. If you are using these materials in your training materials, feel free [to edit and issue a pull request](https://github.com/openmainframeproject/cobol-programming-course/edit/governance-docs/README.md) to have it included.
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- IBM has provided a [free environment for completing the labs](http://ibm.biz/cobollabs).
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- IBM has provided a [free trial to IDz environment](https://developer.ibm.com/mainframe/products/ibm-z-open-development).
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## Build
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All contributions must align with the [Open Mainframe Project contribution guidelines](https://github.com/openmainframeproject/tac/blob/master/process/contribution_guidelines.md), including having a DCO signoff on all commits.
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# Discussion
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You can connect with the community in a variety of ways...
-[#cobol-programming-course channel on Open Mainframe Project Slack](https://slack.openmainframeproject.org)
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-['COBOL technical questions' category on Open Mainframe Project Community Forums](https://community.openmainframeproject.org/c/cobol-technical-questions/16)
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## Providers
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These materials are being used by other organizations to provide COBOL training to the community. This project, nor Open Mainframe Project, doesn't review, maintain, or endorse any one of these particular providers. If you are using these materials in your training materials, feel free [to edit and issue a pull request](https://github.com/openmainframeproject/cobol-programming-course/edit/governance-docs/README.md) to have it included.
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- IBM has provided a [free environment for completing the labs](http://ibm.biz/cobollabs).
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- IBM has provided a [free trial to IDz environment](https://developer.ibm.com/mainframe/products/ibm-z-open-development).
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## Governance
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This project is openly governed as defined in [GOVERNANCE.md](GOVERNANCE.md).
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