> If the Oracle server is decomissioned the Maven repository for the > previous NetBeans releases will be gone with the wind. > > I think we all agree it's ok to lose these old non-Apache Maven > repositories, right? >
As a NetBeans Platform Architect (not as any employee) I certainly don't agree with such a statement. There are people out there who still build against RELEASE82 or older and it is not OK to let their builds fail without a replacement. Jaroslav Tulach NetBeans Platform Architect