diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 6a8d44476c7..66bd9c9db2f 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
+WARNING: the CVS tree is currently a little unstable, 
+         as I'm doing some major work on the code.
+
+         It may or may not work right now.
+
+         Martin - 18 May 2002
+------------------------------------------------------
+
 All the documention is in the "doc" subdirectory.  :-)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 6a8d44476c7..66bd9c9db2f 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
+WARNING: the CVS tree is currently a little unstable, 
+         as I'm doing some major work on the code.
+
+         It may or may not work right now.
+
+         Martin - 18 May 2002
+------------------------------------------------------
+
 All the documention is in the "doc" subdirectory.  :-)