On Mon, 15 Jul 2019, 06:43 Antonio, <anto...@vieiro.net> wrote:

> I think we cannot upload 8.2 binaries (non ASF source) to Maven.


> And we can't allow third-parties to use/abuse the netbeans.org
> coordinates, either.
>

Agreed. Oracle could upload them though, and it might remove their need to
keep hosting them.

And we might be able to. There was mention some time ago of other projects
hosting pre-ASF archive sources and binaries, etc. I can't remember the
details, but it's something we could check on if necessary.


> Now that NetBeans 11.0 is in Maven Central (thanks Eric!) we should tell
> people to start upgrading to that, right? Is that the plan?
>

Yes, maybe, but realistically it'll take some time. And even if that
happens, I don't think it's good to allow old releases just to disappear.

Best wishes,

Neil

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