MiKTeX source code is available via anonymous (pserver) CVS. To get a copy with a command-line CVS client type: cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.miktex.sf.net:/cvsroot/miktex login cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.miktex.sf.net:/cvsroot/miktex co miktex When prompted for a password for anonymous, simply press the Enter key. To browse the CVS tree, direct your HTML browser to http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/miktex/miktex/ If you're not familiar with CVS, or the above instructions aren't clear, the following link may be helpful: http://www.cvshome.org.