[pdftex] pdf(la)tex development version

[Robin Fairbairns]

> On 2004-09-01 20:23:01 +0200, Hartmut Henkel wrote:
> > the recent pdfeTeX 3.141592-1.20a-rc7.1-2.1 (rc = release critical)
>                                                             candidate :-)
> 
> The latest sources are in the TeXlive p4 repository.

of course.  they're also, presumably, in the cvs repository on
sourceforge.

but does the texlive availability actually help?  or is the p4
repository available to non-insiders in some way i've never actually
noticed?