Yes, it is absolutely a barrier to contribution. That's part of the trade off a maintainer makes when choosing to use unstable features. It also means getting into distro packagers won't work; as they're all packaging stable only.
Most users are on stable, and with 1.15, the next release, the most used nightly feature is being stabilized. We're working on it!
Yes, it is absolutely a barrier to contribution. That's part of the trade off a maintainer makes when choosing to use unstable features. It also means getting into distro packagers won't work; as they're all packaging stable only.
Most users are on stable, and with 1.15, the next release, the most used nightly feature is being stabilized. We're working on it!