CVS is a system used to simplify the work of many programmers on one piece of code... Anyway it is always the latest code that's been developed.
beside the developers there are a couple people testing it and/or using it. but they compile it themselves.
code from the CVS is not close to a beta. It might be when a beta is released but currently it is alpha or pre alpha. I think normal users wouldn't like it because it usually has more bugs and is not as optimized.

you paid the 10 bugs for a working piece of software and not for a untested software. and that's what they are working on right now.

a beta will come out when most bugs have been fixed. you should just hang on a week or two (don't blame me if this is a wrong estimation )

if you think you want to handle those bugs send me a PM with your email in it and i will send you a zip with the current version.