Since the docs are going to be made and hosted on a linux server, I don't see the big problem with that in terms of making php.net run on livedocs
For development, it might be important to let it run properly on Windows, so Windows users (like Nuno :) can help in.
The docweb project was largely advertised on all doc mailling lists.
Livedocs is in alpha stage. It has a couple of well know bugs. So, first
let's fix them, and then make it public.
Is it the intention that http://docs.php.net is going to some day replace http://www.php.net/docs.php ?
NO! NO! NO! The distributed and online documentation will stay on mirror sites! docs.php.net is intended to be a development machine for phpdoc related activities (revchecks, dochowto, and test server for under development stuff - now for livedocs).
Goba