Add a binary snapshots section

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@@ -156,3 +156,33 @@ BUILD_IN_SOURCE
 
     If this is option is set (to any value) all the modules will be built
     inside the source directory, even if they support out-of-source builds.
+
+Binary snapshots
+================
+
+Building from sources takes a while and uses a lot of network bandwidth. If
+you just want to test or to develop activities, it might sometimes be more
+convenient to use a binary snapshot. We are building snapshots for each change
+in the source tree, so what you get is built from the very latest code.
+
+First of all download the latest snapshot for your distribution, it's important that you pick the right one, it won't work otherwise.
+
+* `Fedora 17 (32 bit) <http://sugarlabs.org/~dnarvaez/snapshots/fedora-17-32bit/latest>`_
+* `Fedora 17 (64 bit) <http://sugarlabs.org/~dnarvaez/snapshots/fedora-17-64bit/latest>`_
+* `Ubuntu 12.10 (32 bit) <http://sugarlabs.org/~dnarvaez/snapshots/ubuntu-12.10-32bit/latest>`_
+* `Ubuntu 12.10 (64 bit) <http://sugarlabs.org/~dnarvaez/snapshots/ubuntu-12.10-64bit/latest>`_
+
+Then unpack it where you like (adapting the tarball path to your system and
+snapshot filename)::
+
+    tar xfJ ~/Downloads/sugar-snapshot-fedora-17-32bit-1.tar.xz
+
+Enter the directory and run sugar::
+
+    cd sugar-snapshot
+    ./run-sugar.sh
+
+If you are developing activities you should make sure to run setup.py and any
+other command which requires the sugar environment inside a shell. You can run ashell inside an existing terminal with::
+
+    ./run-shell.sh