Ralph Goers wrote:
Or is the idea that the user looks into our released parent pom and
copies our <dependencyMangement> section into his own project or even
inherits from our root pom?
If the user uses our root pom then they can be assured that the system
will work. If they use different versions then they will have to verify
that doing so doesn't cause any problems.
What about the unwanted rubble that the user will inherit by extending
our root pom ? Some of it is harmless (developers, issueMgmt etc) but
other elements have a potential impact on a project (build plugins,
reporting). Most of our users will not understand the full scope of what
they're inheriting if they extend our root pom, and to be honest i don't
think we can expect them to.
Regards,
Jorg
