Pete Kazmier wrote: > The initial thoughts was that that maven.home directory should not be > modified by the user because several things blow that directory away: > bootstrap and the auto-updater. However, you bring up a good point, we > either need to rethink this process, or clearly state in the > documentation that the maven.home directory should not be hacked. >
And don't forget the point about install/uninstall. Those are useful for non-library applications. Examples would be JMeter, JAMES, Phoenix, Tomcat, ANT, etc. -- "They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin