[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #1218: Create new build (continuous/latest) that updates after each commit (was: Reduce the nightly build cron interval)

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#1218: Create new build (continuous/latest) that updates after each commit
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  Reporter:  ryan         |      Owner:
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  normal       |  Component:  General
Resolution:               |   Keywords:  beta-testing-flow
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Changes (by samuelsidler):

 * type:  defect => enhancement


Comment:

 I'm changing this ticket a bit.

 I think we need to create a new build, let's call it "latest.zip" for the
 purposes of this comment.

 A nightly build – that is, every 24 hours – is important for regular
 testers that are running WordPress on their site, using the Beta Tester
 plugin, and want to keep up with changes on a regular basis. There's a
 limit to how frequent the build can be before it's no longer tenable for
 someone to use it on their site.

 Conversely, a build that is generated after each commit – latest.zip – is
 important to testers who want to test WordPress frequently. These testers
 likely aren't using WordPress on their site, but are using it locally and
 don't want to run from source (svn/git) for whatever reason.

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 There are clearly different use cases and I think it's important to have
 both builds.

 So, let's create a new build, latest.zip, that is built after each commit
 (or some other really low frequency like 5 minutes). Furthermore, let's
 get latest.zip added as an option to the Beta Tester plugin so anyone can
 use it. That should fix this ticket and keep both use cases in place.

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