On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 17:04:17 +0100, Nicola Ken Barozzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I kinda disagree. Eclipse 'forces' you to enter the http of the > repository from which you can get a plugin, and AFAIK it has not become > (yet?) unwieldy.
Plugins are not the same as dependencies. Each user selects a plugin typically *once* as part of a manual configuation of the tool. Dependencies are selected (and considered for download) *every* time an automated build is run. Further, in an open-source world the builds are frequently run by people who are not and have no access to those who defined the builds. Downloading really needs to be easy and automatic. > You see, directing users to repositories with diversely licensed jars, > is not something that is particularly nice, as you put yourself in a > position of being liable. How so?