Hi - I started a wiki page (http://cwiki.apache.org/UIMA/redesign-for-more-standards-including-maven.html) to flesh out some goals for an update to our svn layout and build processes, based on my recent experiences.
So far it's just a collection of annoyances etc. that have been observed by various people, usually while trying to get builds done etc.; addressing these are listed as "goals" of a better design. A top level goal is to move toward a more "standard" approach for things (standard = the way most Java projects in Apache are doing things), including using Maven in a more standard way. Contributions to the wiki topic are welcome, of course. And, we can discuss/clarify on this mailing list. Once we have a nice set of goals, I'll take a crack at proposing some changes toward addressing those. -Marshall
