I agree, that was a completely unexpected response! Questions about how to include and build joda-time should be welcome on this list. Statements like that can only harm the community, scare off newbies, and cause friction between users.
Just because some people feel maven is a crappy build system doesn't change the fact that MANY projects rely on maven to build. There are many of us that don't enjoy using maven, but still have to for various reasons. Having joda-time available in a public maven repository (be it central, jboss, or even self-hosted) makes it significantly easier to include in these projects and reduces the barrier to entry. In my opinion, supporting maven makes complete sense for open source java projects, especially if the project may be included by larger open source projects. Just my 2c. On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 2:27 PM, John Franey <[email protected]> wrote: > Whoa....Totally not expected. > > John > > > > > > > On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 4:40 PM, James Richardson <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Please - this mailing list is about joda time - a super handy date >> library - not about some crappy poorly performing, insecure build >> system. >> >> Recently we have seen a lot of mail about maven this and that - really >> it is OT. Perhaps there is scope for a special mailing list about >> pointless build systems and their own eternal infighting? >> >> Maybe if you use maven at work you should set up a nexus, and load >> whatever software you need onto it? >> >> ta. >> >> James >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Achieve unprecedented app performance and reliability >> What every C/C++ and Fortran developer should know. >> Learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools >> to help boost performance applications - inlcuding clusters. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay >> _______________________________________________ >> Joda-interest mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/joda-interest > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Achieve unprecedented app performance and reliability > What every C/C++ and Fortran developer should know. > Learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools > to help boost performance applications - inlcuding clusters. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay > _______________________________________________ > Joda-interest mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/joda-interest > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Achieve unprecedented app performance and reliability What every C/C++ and Fortran developer should know. Learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools to help boost performance applications - inlcuding clusters. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay _______________________________________________ Joda-interest mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/joda-interest
