Hello Jeff, I think it's really a trouble. But all will be OK, I'm sure of that. Best Regards.
a cup of Java, cheers! Sha Jiang Jeff Mutonho wrote: > > Is maven in the process of unintentionally killing itself due to poor > support and documentation?I may be wrong but I strongly feel that the > poor support and documentation is hampering adoption of an otherwise > brilliant tool.It always seems like the participation of plugin > developers in answering questions from mere users like myself is > non-existent.Then lets not forget the poor documentation.The BB book > was an excellent idea ,but sometimes it just does not address problems > users face on the "setup battle field" and the "configuration > trenches" we're all familiar with.I'll give an example that relates to > my experience.I posted questions relating to problems with the Maven > Wagon plugin and in the process also thought it wise to see what the > documents say.That led me to http://maven.apache.org/wagon/ and > clicking on the Getting Started link I ended up at the URL > http://maven.apache.org/wagon/guides/getting-started/index.html , and > almost every link there leads to a : > ========================================================= > Page Not Found > Sorry, the page you requested was not found. This may because: > > * The page has moved, was outdated, or has not been created yet > * You typed the address incorrectly > * You following a link from another site that pointed to this page. > > We have recently reorganised our site, so please try looking in the > navigation on the left for the item you are looking for on Maven 1.x > or the Maven project. For information about Maven 2.0 or Continuum, > please visit their sub sites, available from the links in the top > right of the page. There is no need to report this broken link to the > Maven team, as errors are periodically monitored and repaired. > > =================================================================== > > Same thing happens with the "Examples" link.Surely this cannot be a > pleasant user experience for anyone , let alone for a poor newbie who > might think looking at the docs is a good start.In my example, what > then can a user do besides thinking of putting one's neck on the > guillotine?One gets no help on the mailing list and the documentation > isn't helpful either. > I understand very well the idea that people are busy etc , but also > feel that there's need for more participation from plugin authors in > helping mere users like myself and others who get stuck with problems > only the maven gurus can solve...unless of course the plugins are only > to be used by the authors themselves. > Please don't take take this as whining , but rather , as a personal > view and perhaps constructive criticism. > > -- > > > Jeff Mutonho > > GoogleTalk : ejbengine > Skype : ejbengine > Registered Linux user number 366042 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Maven-rant-tf2544811s177.html#a7091094 Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
