I'm digging thru the code trying to get what it is about. It will take a lot of time to get understanding of the sources without a good manual. Is there any btw?
Unfortunately there is no definitive "programmer's manual" that explains the operation of the program, but if you post in the Ripple Development forum with your question I will do my best to try to answer.
Satoshi included a Genesis block generator in the code with comments. Why is this not the case here? Afraid of competition that will distribute XRPs fairly?