diff --git a/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/pom.xml
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rename from sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/pom.xml
rename to maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/pom.xml
diff --git a/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/AbstractEarMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/AbstractEarMojo.java
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rename from sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/AbstractEarMojo.java
rename to maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/AbstractEarMojo.java
diff --git a/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/ApplicationXmlWriter.java b/maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/ApplicationXmlWriter.java
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rename from sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/ApplicationXmlWriter.java
rename to maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/ApplicationXmlWriter.java
diff --git a/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/EarMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/EarMojo.java
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rename from sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/EarMojo.java
rename to maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/EarMojo.java
diff --git a/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/EarPluginException.java b/maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/EarPluginException.java
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rename from sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/EarPluginException.java
rename to maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/EarPluginException.java
diff --git a/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/GenerateApplicationXmlMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/GenerateApplicationXmlMojo.java
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rename from sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/GenerateApplicationXmlMojo.java
rename to maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/GenerateApplicationXmlMojo.java
diff --git a/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/AbstractEarModule.java b/maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/AbstractEarModule.java
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rename from sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/AbstractEarModule.java
rename to maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/AbstractEarModule.java
diff --git a/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/EarModule.java b/maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/EarModule.java
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rename from sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/EarModule.java
rename to maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/EarModule.java
diff --git a/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/EarModuleFactory.java b/maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/EarModuleFactory.java
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rename from sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/EarModuleFactory.java
rename to maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/EarModuleFactory.java
diff --git a/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/EjbModule.java b/maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/EjbModule.java
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rename from sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/EjbModule.java
rename to maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/EjbModule.java
diff --git a/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/JavaModule.java b/maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/JavaModule.java
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rename from sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/JavaModule.java
rename to maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/JavaModule.java
diff --git a/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/RarModule.java b/maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/RarModule.java
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rename from sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/RarModule.java
rename to maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/RarModule.java
diff --git a/sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/WebModule.java b/maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/WebModule.java
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rename from sandbox/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/WebModule.java
rename to maven-plugins/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/ear/module/WebModule.java