+1 On Sat 8 Jun, 2019, 8:22 AM Bernd Prager, <[email protected]> wrote:
> +1 > > On 7/6/62 20:32, Robert Scholte wrote: > > Hi, > > > > The Apache Maven project consist of about 90 (sub)projects. Due to the > small number of volunteers and the huge amount of code to maintain we're > missing enough space to make real progress on all these projects, including > our ambitious ideas for the next major version(s) of Maven itself. > > To be able to gain more focus we need to criticize the current > subprojects and decide if it is worth maintaining. > > > > https://maven.apache.org/shared/maven-downloader/ [ > https://maven.apache.org/shared/maven-downloader/] describes the main > purpose in one line: Provide a super simple interface for downloading a > single artifact. Well, right now the preferred library to do so is either > maven-resolver or maven-artifact-transfer. > > There have been only 2 releases, the last one was in December 2006. > > > > I therefore propose that we retire the maven-downloader. > > > > I don't think it makes sense to do a final release. Instead we should > update the documentation and freeze the codebase. > > > > The process for retiring a plugin is described here: > > https://maven.apache.org/developers/retirement-plan-plugins.html [ > https://maven.apache.org/developers/retirement-plan-plugins.html] > > > > The vote is open for 72 hours. > > [ ] +1 Yes, it's about time > > [ ] -1 No, because... > > > > > > > > > -- > Bernd Prager > > Mobile: +66.91.770.5758 > Skype: [email protected] > PGP Public > Key: https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xBDA6C225628DB3CD > PGP Fingerprint: 0AA3 952C F211 E98A CD18 9E55 BDA6 C225 628D B3CD > > > >
