[caudium-general] Re: Re: Re: anyone using snapshots?

[Karl Stevens <caudium AT northsun.net>]

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H. William Welliver III wrote:
| True; but isn't that what a release is for? :)

Only if they want the release version. :)

| My understanding is that snapshots are just the current codebase at the
| time the snapshot is run (as a cron job, etc). Wouldn't that potentially
| frustrate users since we don't do any QA type stuff like testsuites or
| continuous builds (which I'm personally in favor of)?

I guess it depends on how often there's a release.  If it's over 6
months, they're likely gonna want the 'latest' release, even if it's not
stable.  A disclaimer saying "this is here, but might not work at all"
should suffice.

As to frustration, I think that making them jump through hoops
(especially if they're on a slow line, or pay for bandwidth) to get the
release they want (and thus giving up and not trying it at all) would be
a larger problem than warning them first, but getting it to them as
easily as possible.

- -Karl
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