[portalplatform]

I think we may have gone overboard with the wording there!

Updated to more accurately reflect the situation:

Current users of the service should expect some downtime and must careful to backup their data during the Developer Release period.

We haven't had any unexpected downtime or data loss with current users, we just wanted to make sure to warn people that they're using something so new. Thanks!

[joshmn]

So you want us to pay you so you can test things?

No thanks.

[portalplatform]

That's fair, but it's not just a test, you can really use it. In fact, our own domain runs on Portal. Our web server and email server are two simple custom Portal apps I created in a few minutes for our own use.

The point of the disclaimer is just to make it clear that we expect there to be some initial hiccups, as with any new service.