Hello, Right now NetBeans users may easily install verified 3rd party plugins from an update center called Plugin Portal, with the site http://plugins.netbeans.org
The whole Plugin Portal will be moved outside Oracle (and outside Apache) soon. My question is: can Apache NetBeans still refer new users to the Plugin Portal? This is quite similar to the way Apache Maven refers users to Maven Central which is hosted by Sonatype, Inc. Note that the Plugin Portal is a bit better than Maven Central because plugins need to be validated by at least 2 authorised people before being shown to users. Initially I had assumed that we have to delete Plugin Portal from a default build and I created https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NETBEANS-163 but now, in light of the Apache Maven precedent, I believe we might still keep it. Can we keep it? --emi
