On Fri, 2004-02-06 at 11:50, Dalibor Topic wrote: > Hi Rafal, > > Rafal Krzewski wrote: > > > ... using massive amounts of bandwidth, and pissing the hell out of > > certain people. > > > > My advice is that you should start a project concerned with running Java > > software using libraries managed with platform specifc package managers > > , state your cause there, and go on discussing this with the people that > > are interested. What you are doing now is an abuse of Maven mailing list > > IMO. > > Thanks for the hint, I'll shut up now. > > I'm sorry for abusing the Maven mailing list, I didn't realize that I > was doing that. I also hope people who have felt offended by my posts > will accept my public apologies, I certainly didn't mean to harm.
You didn't do any harm and I doubt anyone is offended. We're glad to know about the efforts of Linux packagers, you just have to understand that we are primarily interested in having a mechanism that works indentically across the board on all platforms. As soon as Maven employs platform specific mechanisms we've lost what we consider to be the most compelling reason to use Maven. > cheers, > dalibor topic > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- jvz. Jason van Zyl [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://maven.apache.org happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder ... -- Thoreau --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
