I said: it's strongly discouraged.
Dude - just saying "get the whole package again" should start sounding warning klaxons in your head - the internet does not have unlimited bandwidth, not to mention the additional time you'll have to wait to download the entire package repeatedly, unpack, etc. pp.
Don't do it. If you just want a single snapshot fine, it's sf.net's fault for providing such a "dangerous" link, but if you're really interested in the developing state of the project - as in regular/repeated looks at what's happening - that's what the SVN-client can do for you. You should probably select the trunk only, so you don't clutter your local repository with all the branches and tags .. then the client will download this for you once in it's entirety, each following time you just do an "update", which tells the client to get all the new/changed stuff - much less bandwidth and personal hassle.
Thanks for proving my prophetic nature, I'd only included the reference to the tar-ball download because I knew some jokester would suggest it anyway, thinking it was a good idea. IT IS NOT.
Regarding your "P.S." (Everyone can use their browser): Ignorance isn't an excuse in my book, and this is actually worse - since you know better, using an SVN-client as anonymous is no big deal, there's plenty of tutorials available too. All you need is the repository URL (from the "develop" tag) the 1st time and keep clicking update from then on - using the client as a developer to commit/branch/revert/fix-conflicts - that's a different matter, but not relevant for the beta-tester.
Dude - just saying "get the whole package again" should start sounding warning klaxons in your head - the internet does not have unlimited bandwidth, not to mention the additional time you'll have to wait to download the entire package repeatedly, unpack, etc. pp.
Don't do it. If you just want a single snapshot fine, it's sf.net's fault for providing such a "dangerous" link, but if you're really interested in the developing state of the project - as in regular/repeated looks at what's happening - that's what the SVN-client can do for you. You should probably select the trunk only, so you don't clutter your local repository with all the branches and tags .. then the client will download this for you once in it's entirety, each following time you just do an "update", which tells the client to get all the new/changed stuff - much less bandwidth and personal hassle.
Thanks for proving my prophetic nature, I'd only included the reference to the tar-ball download because I knew some jokester would suggest it anyway, thinking it was a good idea. IT IS NOT.
Regarding your "P.S." (Everyone can use their browser): Ignorance isn't an excuse in my book, and this is actually worse - since you know better, using an SVN-client as anonymous is no big deal, there's plenty of tutorials available too. All you need is the repository URL (from the "develop" tag) the 1st time and keep clicking update from then on - using the client as a developer to commit/branch/revert/fix-conflicts - that's a different matter, but not relevant for the beta-tester.