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@@ -4,3 +4,31 @@ HTML validation service</a>. For information on installing it,
please see the <a href="http://validator.w3.org/source/">source
code page</a>.
</p>
+
+ <p>
+ Our CVS base is available read-only, using CVS pserver
+ authentication a la:
+ </p>
+ <pre>
+ bash$ <kbd>export CVSROOT=":pserver:anonymous@dev.w3.org:/sources/public"</kbd>
+ bash$ <kbd>cvs login</kbd>
+ (Logging in to anonymous@dev.w3.org)
+ CVS password: <kbd>anonymous</kbd>
+ bash$ <kbd>cvs get -r validator-0_6_5-beta1 validator</kbd>
+ cvs server: Updating validator
+ cvs server: Updating validator/htdocs
+ U validator/htdocs/about.html
+ ...
+ </pre>
+ <p>
+ This will get you the current release version. For intermediate
+ updates, use the <code>validator-0_6_0-branch</code> branch tag
+ instead. This is <strong>really what you want if you wish to install
+ a working version!</strong></p>
+ <p>
+ Major new development is done in <code>HEAD</code> and
+ the trunk is more or less guaranteed to be in a state of greater
+ or lesser breakage at any given point in time. <em>Approach with
+ great caution!</em>
+ </p>
+