Because we otherwise end up with really long names and even wrong names for such external facing components.
E.g. we have Maven Artifact Resolver Ant Plugin as the new name. It would be a long name ... and it would be wrong too. Since it can also install and deploy build outputs. Of course we might opt for something else like Maven Repository Format Support Ant Tasks Or just cut it all and go for Maven Ant Tasks and we are good again. I guess somebody just decide and move on. Its just a name ;-) Manfred Benson Margulies wrote on 2016-08-04 08:42: > I my view, we should not be inventing brand names for miscellaneous > internal pieces of Maven. We have hundreds of such pieces. Why give > nicknames to some? > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Manfred Moser <[email protected]> > wrote: >> I also prefer something like a short name even if its a shortcut like Mars. >> In >> fact.. I like Mars. We would have the mars-core and other artifacts and maybe >> also the Mars Ant Task (port of Aether Ant Tasks.. >> https://maven.apache.org/components/aether-archives/aether-ant-tasks-LATEST/) >> >> Manfred >> >> Christian Schulte wrote on 2016-08-04 01:49: >> >>> Am 08/04/16 um 02:34 schrieb Ralph Goers: >>>> I much prefer MARS, especially if you can come up with corresponding >>>> wordplay >>>> for VENUS… ;-) >>> >>> Better than 'resolver'. >>> >>>> >>>> Seriously, the overlap with Java ARchive is bound to be confusing, and >>>> might >>>> even make people think that the component has something to do with them. >>> >>> It has. But who... >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
