Questions prompted by {Re: (no) link to release notes for testing/stretch}

[Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>]

On 05/18/2017 09:51 PM, Paul Wise wrote:
> On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 7:00 AM, Selim T. Erdoğan wrote:
>
> > It would be very helpful for
> > https://www.debian.org/releases/testing/
> > to have a link to
> > https://www.debian.org/releases/testing/releasenotes
> > and for
>
> The template for in-progress releases includes a commented-out
> paragraph with a link to the release notes:
>
> # <p>There is a <a href="releasenotes">draft of the release notes available</a>.
> # Please also <a href="https://bugs.debian.org/release-notes";>check the
> # proposed additions to the release notes</a>.</p>
>
> I've changed the wording a little and enabled it for when suites are testing:
>
> https://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/webwml/webwml/english/releases/stretch/index.wml?view=log
>
> This will be online in a few hours.
>
> > https://www.debian.org/releases/stretch/
> > to have a link to
> > https://www.debian.org/releases/stretch/releasenotes
>
> This happens automatically when a new stable release is made but my
> above changes are to the stretch page.

This is the first time I've had reason to use a release still designated 
as "testing". [In the past I've had bandwidth constraints limiting me to 
purchased DVD sets.]

1. At _this point_ in the release cycle is there reason to prefer URLs 
specifying "stretch" over ones with "testing"?

2. Is there a document (or blog or ??) targeted at someone using a 
"testing" release for the first time. My interest relates to the move 
from MySQL to Mariadb - I've already been pointed to links to the fine 
details of the change. I'm asking if there something with a broad 
perspective on dealing with any testing release.

TIA