(openserverless) branch main updated: Update README with build instructions and warning (#207)

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     new 4c98d3c  Update README with build instructions and warning (#207)
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commit 4c98d3c2932024501c6a626cbff024e52c93c635
Author: PJ Fanning <pj...@users.noreply.github.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Jul 8 15:34:45 2026 +0100

    Update README with build instructions and warning (#207)
    
    Clarified instructions for building from sources and added a warning about using the main branch for production.
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 README.md | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dc8e733..cb2d5aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ Welcome to  [Apache OpenServerless](https://openserverless.apache.org), an incub
 
 # Build and test from sources
 
-Download a releases tarbal or clone all the latest sources with
+> [!WARNING]
+> Building from the latest sources in git is **not recommended for production use**. The `main` branch may contain unstable, untested, or incomplete changes. For production deployments, use an official release tarball instead. There are no Apache Software Foundation approved releases yet.
+
+Download a releases tarball or clone all the latest sources with:
 
 ```
 git clone https://github.com/apache/openserverless --recurse-submodules
@@ -106,4 +109,4 @@ You can run the test suite with:  `task test`
 
 You can check all the files have the license header: `task license`
 
-Read the task files (that are basically shell scripts wrapped in an yaml environment) to learn all the build procedures.
\ No newline at end of file
+Read the task files (that are basically shell scripts wrapped in an yaml environment) to learn all the build procedures.