On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 01:30:01PM -0400, Berin Loritsch wrote: > To elaborate, I am thinking along the lines of using Maven or > Centipede to build company projects (read private-non open source). > My company wants to reserve the right to brand the default look and > feel of the Maven install. That makes it easier as new subprojects > are built.
Ok, I understand clearly now, thanks for spelling it out in more detail. I can now provide you with a little more detail on the subject. It was the intention of the Maven team to limit the ability to customize the look and feel (l&f) of a site. The l&f customizations have been limited to only color changes. One of Maven's goals is to promote uniformity and consistency across Maven-enabled projects. Developers familiar with one Maven project should be immediately familiar with another. This would make it as easy as possible for developers to start participating on other Maven-enabled projects. SourceForge is used as an example to support this argument. Its very easy for a developer to start contributing to another project because everything is consistent, i.e. there are no surprises. Obviously, this decision rubs some people the wrong way. Unfortunately, due to an ill-timed email by a maven enthusiast (not a developer) to the general list, we've been receiving a lot more attention and criticism regarding this decision. I say ill-timed simply because Jason is not here to share his thoughts on Maven. Its clear that we need to discuss this again; however, for the moment we have agreed to table the discussion until Jason returns from his vacation because he is the strongest proponent of it and feels very strongly about the issue. If we decide that limiting the customization of the l&f is not the correct way to proceed, that is fine, but we just want to give Jason the opportunity to share his thoughts. Thanks, Pete
