I've started using SDKMAN a couple of months ago and while it's fairly easy to install maven by downloading the zip/tgz there are still some manual steps involved. Using sdkman makes it simpler and removes the manual steps.
I don't quite understand the resistance against supporting it. It is a way to help grow the user base by making it easier to use/upgrade maven. On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 2:43 AM Jesse McConnell <jesse.mcconn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah, all I see is a silly name and no compelling reason to look further. > Why should I look at it and how does it make life better? Seen it > mentioned at conferences but just as another way to install something > already super simple to install. So what is compelling about it? > > cheers > > On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 7:15 PM Paul Hammant <p...@hammant.org> wrote: > > > So by sell, I meant an idea too. I'm forever trying to sell things I > think > > are best, but am not going to make money from. > > > > Can you link to the conversations about the lack of Maven in SDKMAN-land? > > > > Did you understand what I was getting at in my last mail? You didn't > > address them, which is your right of course. > > > > On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 7:33 PM, Marco Vermeulen <vermeulen...@gmail.com > > > > wrote: > > > > > Paul, > > > > > > I really am not trying to sell anything. I'm trying to help your > > community. > > > You will get no *arguments* in favour or against from me. > > > > > > My users keep asking for Maven on SDKMAN, and I sincerely wish to give > > them > > > what they ask for. Whether the community is willing to lend a hand is > > > entirely up to the *committers* of this project. > > > > > > On Sun, 16 Apr 2017 at 00:12 Paul Hammant <p...@hammant.org> wrote: > > > > > > > Marco, > > > > > > > > You could sell your idea better, I think. You have "Most of the big > > > > projects want to do this" as one of the stronger arguments in favor, > > > which > > > > isn't enough. For 20 years, Lean/Agilistas have focussed on "what is > > the > > > > problem you're trying to solve?". And that is the question, I > > personally* > > > > would want to make to you. > > > > > > > > * I'm an interloper to this list, not a committer. > > > > > > > > Maven experts really do one setup thing: "brew install maven" (or > > equiv). > > > > > > > > Then they clone repos that purport to be example applications for the > > > think > > > > they want (SpringBoot, Grails). Then they mvn install that and the > bits > > > of > > > > the SDK they need come down to their local cache. It has been four > > years > > > > since I last acquired a new JVM technology any other way. > > > > > > > > - Paul > > > > > > > > > > -- > -- > jesse mcconnell > jesse.mcconn...@gmail.com >
