Are you a developer? Are you looking at rewriting the source files that are provided with the download. Every module here is available for download including source - you might have to check the project pages to pickup the particular module.
What tutorial were you reading to give you this information? This concerns me unless of course it was a module developer type of tutorial because I feel we may be giving mixed messages to people and getting questions such as this.
I think you should be looking at learning more about DotNetNuke before jumping into something that requires a mix of skills and in this instance, coding, which takes us to another level of upgradability - it will then be a site out of synch with normall upgrade functionality.
Where ever you read this tutorial, I suggest you go back to the author and start asking them to provide clearer answers so that people like you, and now me, don't get confused. You would have to recompile your source to create the PA again.
What dnn install are you looking at developing in, and what version? Are you looking at doing the source changes in aspnet 1.1 or aspnet2? If you are looking at using aspnet1.1 framework, there are issues with that which may stop you from developing a fully compliant build, due to the aspnet 1.1 constraints.
Nina Meiers