Clarify download pages for snapshots/RCs.

diff --git a/templates/pages/download.html b/templates/pages/download.html
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--- a/templates/pages/download.html
+++ b/templates/pages/download.html
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ The full package includes:</p>
 
 <p>You can download the <a href="/ftp/source/">source code</a> from a mirror site using our File Browser</a>
 
+<h3>Beta/RC Releases and Development snapshots (unstable)</h3>
+
+<p>There are source code and binary <a href="/download/snapshots">packages</a> of beta and release candidates, and of 
+the current development code available for testing and evaluation of new features. Note that these builds should
+ be used <b>for testing purposes only</b>, and not for production systems.</p>
+
 <h3>3rd party distributions</h3>
 
 <ul>
@@ -53,12 +59,6 @@ software, without installing anything on your PC. Software appliances are simila
 
 </ul>
 
-<h3>Development snapshots (unstable)</h3>
-
-<p>There are source code and binary <a href="/download/snapshots">development snapshots</a> of the current development code
-available for testing and evaluation of new features. Note that these builds should be used <b>for testing purposes
-only</b>, and not for production systems.</p>
-
 <h2>Additional software</h2>
 
 <h3>Software Catalogue</h3>

diff --git a/templates/pages/download/snapshots.html b/templates/pages/download/snapshots.html
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--- a/templates/pages/download/snapshots.html
+++ b/templates/pages/download/snapshots.html
@@ -2,19 +2,24 @@
 {%block title%}Development snapshots (unstable){%endblock%}
 {%block contents%}
 
-<h1>Development snapshots (unstable)</h1>
+<h1>Beta/RC Releases and Development snapshots (unstable)</h1>
+
+<p>Beta and Release Candidate packages are built prior to the release of new major versions of PostgreSQL. They are not
+built continually.</p>
 
 <p>Development snapshots are built from the latest source code and alpha/beta/rc versions that the developers are working on. These are 'bleeding edge'
 versions of PostgreSQL and <font color="red"><b>should not be used in production systems</b></font> as they have had little or no testing or quality control.</p>
 
 <p>The latest development version of the documentation is also 
-<a href="http://developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/index.html">available online</a>.
+<a href="/docs/devel/static/index.html">available online</a>.
 
 <h2>One click installer</h2>
 
 <p>One click installers are available for 32 and 64 bit Linux distributions, Mac OS X and Windows and 
 include PostgreSQL, pgAdmin and the PL/pgSQL debugger plugin.</p>
 
+<p>Typically only Beta and Release Candidate packages are available in the installer distribution.</p>
+
 <p><b>Note: The one click installers do not integrate with platform-specific packaging systems on Linux. If you need
 RPM packages for CentOS, Fedora or RHEL please use the packages below.</b></p>
 
@@ -34,9 +39,14 @@ RPM packages for CentOS, Fedora or RHEL please use the packages below.</b></p>
 
 <p>To setup your system to use the repository, please see the <b><a href="http://yum.postgresql.org/howtoyum.php">Yum HOWTO</a></b>.
 
+<p>Typically only Beta and Release Candidate packages are available in the Yum repository.</p>
+
 <h2>Source code</h2>
 
-<p>Source code tarballs are built automatically every night on the main PostgreSQL development server. The 
+<p>Beta and Release Candidate tarballs are <a href="/ftp/source/">made available alongside</a> the release tarballs 
+during the final phases of the development cycle of new major versions of PostgreSQL.</p>
+
+<p>Source code tarballs are built automatically every night on the official PostgreSQL development server. The 
 <a href="/ftp/snapshot/dev/">development snapshot</a> is taken from the HEAD of the GIT repository, and 
 includes the new features being worked on for the next release.</p>