RE: [PEAR-DEV] Re: snaps.php.net, pecl and pear

> > If so, I think that is a _very_ bad > > idea. At least I am not interested in responding to > questions or bug > > reports from people who are installing unreleased code. > > And we will not, but if you think this is a bad idea, no problem :). > I thought that should be usefull to increase tests and > feedbacks during > tests phase before a release (like these days). > > Actually, I feel like a lot of people do not test the current > snapshots. > The main reason was it's available only in the php-win32 > snapshots. But > it's clear this is not a production release, and is focused to dev > purposes, as others typical snapshots. Snapshots come in useful for users who do not have access to the cvs repository (firewall rules). Even if stated in big bold red letters a warning would only be followed by so many people. That would inevitably make "noise". The snapshots should not be easy to fond as well, i.e: no link on pearweb frontpage :) > The most important thing is the archive of released bundled packages. Indeed. Arnaud.