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<archive>http://nagoya.apache.org/eyebrowse/SummarizeList?listName=dev@maven.apache.org</archive>
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<reports>
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<report>maven-faq-plugin</report>
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<faqs title="About Maven 2.0">
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<part id="About Maven 2.0">
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<faq id="what-is-maven">
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<question>What is Maven?</question>
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<answer>
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<p>
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Maven is a tool that is used to process your project information and sources, not only to build it into
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binary form but also to generate information to help you get a single view of all aspects of your project,
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and in some cases related projects.
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</p>
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<p>
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For a full description, see the main
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<a href="http://maven.apache.org/about/whatismaven.html">What is Maven?</a>
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document.
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</p>
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<p>
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Maven has also grown into a project that is building other products to help in the software development lifecycle<!--,
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such as the <a href="http://maven.apache.org/continuum">Continuum</a> continuous integration server -->.
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<a href="http://maven.apache.org/project/index.html">More information about the Maven Project</a>.
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</p>
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</answer>
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</faq>
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<faq id="features">
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<question>What are the features of Maven 2.0?</question>
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<answer>
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Maven 2.0 has the following major features:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Simple project setup that follows best practices - get a new project or module started in seconds</li>
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<li>Consistent usage across all projects means no ramp up time for new developers coming onto a project</li>
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<li>Superior dependency management including automatic updating, dependency closures (also known as transitive dependencies)</li>
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<li>A large and growing repository of libraries and metadata to use out of the box, and arrangements in place
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with the largest Open Source projects for real-time availability of their latest releases</li>
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<li>Extensible, with the ability to easily write plugins in Java or other scripting languages</li>
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<li>Instant access to new features with little or no extra configuration</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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The following features are available in Maven 1.0 and will be available and much improved in Maven 2.0 through
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the coming releases:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Deployment and release management</li>
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<li>Comprehensive project information and reporting</li>
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<li>Website and documentation building tools</li>
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</ul>
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</answer>
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</faq>
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<faq id="m2-goals">
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<question>Tell me about the goals of Maven 2.0</question>
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<answer>
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<p>
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You've seen
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<a href="#what-is-maven">above</a> the goals that Maven aims to achieve, however there have also
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been questions about why Maven 2.0 is rewritten from the successful Maven 1.0. In summary, the main goals of
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the new Maven 2.0 architecture are:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>To be simple to use - it should be more obvious and consistent about how things are working</li>
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<li>Fast - a new architecture and smaller memory footprint make it as fast as possible</li>
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<li>To be able to implement the features demanded that were not possible under the Maven 1.0 architecture</li>
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</ul>
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Unfortunately, to reach these goals - we've had to sacrifice backwards compatibility to do this. Instead of
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making many small incremental changes that would break compatibility often over time, we decided to build on a
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new, solid base that can be reliable for the future, and also to maintain the existing Maven 1.x product to
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ensure that existing users are not left out in the cold.
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</p>
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</answer>
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</faq>
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<faq id="tech-review">
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<question>What does Technology Preview mean?</question>
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<answer>
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<p>
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While Maven 2.0 is quite useful as is, it does not yet have all of the features of it's predecessor, and has
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some limitations that may impede it's use on a day-to-day basis in your projects.
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</p>
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<p>
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This release is being made available so that people who are interested in the future of Maven can take a
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sneak peek, while those interested in becoming early adopters can get involved in the development and
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direction of the project.
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</p>
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<p>
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For more information on whether this release of Maven 2.0 should be used in your environment, please consult
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<a href="maven1.html#m1-or-m2">this topic</a>.
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</p>
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</answer>
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</faq>
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<faq id="release-schedule">
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<question>How often will Maven 2.0 be released?</question>
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<answer>
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<p>
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We are working to a 4-5 week release cycle, meaning that there will be at least one release per month.
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</p>
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<p>
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The first releases such as the technology preview will be designated "alpha" releases, indicating that
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they are not yet feature complete and there are outstanding bugs. Following that, "beta" releases will be
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made available where introduction of new features will be restricted and the focus on improving usability and
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stability. Finally, one or more release candidates will be distributed for testing that are genuinely believed
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to be final, with the expectation that a final release would be available shortly afterwards.
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</p>
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<p>
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We will continue with the successful technique from Maven 1.0 of making plugins available on a separate
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release schedule so that new features can be obtained as they are ready and tested.
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</p>
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</answer>
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</faq>
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<faq id="get-involved">
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<question>Can I get involved?</question>
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<answer>
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<p>
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The Maven project welcomes anyone that wishes to contribute to do so by providing patches to the source code,
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participating in design discussions, or to help out on the users mailing list by answering questions.
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</p>
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<p>
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Frequent contributors recognised by existing committers to the project may be asked if they would like to
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join the project.
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</p>
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<p>
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For more information, please see
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<a href="http://maven.apache.org/contributing/help.html">How to Help</a>.
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</p>
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</answer>
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</faq>
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<faq id="get-help">
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<question>Where do I get help with Maven 2.0?</question>
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<answer>
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<p>
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Help for both Maven 1.0 and Maven 2.0 can be obtained by subscribing and posting to the
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<a href="http://maven.apache.org/mail-lists.html">Maven Users List</a>. If you are posting about Maven 2.0,
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please make that clear in your email.
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</p>
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<p>
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You can also join us on IRC at
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<code>irc.codehaus.org</code> on
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<code>#maven2</code>. This is available both
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over
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<a href="irc://irc.codehaus.org/#maven2">IRC</a> and
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<a href="http://irc.codehaus.org/">HTTP</a> for those behind firewalls (enter
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<code>#maven2</code> in the
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<i>Channel</i> box).
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</p>
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<p>
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Please remember that is is a preview release, so please be patient with features that are not yet implemented,
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and be prepared to do some research and to help out yourself wherever possible.
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</p>
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</answer>
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</faq>
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</part>
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</faqs>
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<h5 style="margin: 0; font-size: smaller; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa">Get Maven 2.0</h5>
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<p style="font-size: smaller">
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<a href="http://maven.apache.org/start/download.html">
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<img valign="top" src="http://maven.apache.org/images/folder-open.gif" border="0" alt="" title="download" />
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<img valign="top" src="http://maven.apache.org/images/folder-open.gif" border="0" alt="" title="download"/>
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Download
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</a> Maven 2.0 Build 1 <small>(682K)</small><br/>
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</a> Maven 2.0 Build 1
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<small>(682K)</small>
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<br/>
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</p>
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<ul style="margin-top: 0">
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<li style="font-size: smaller">
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<a href="#">System Requirements</a>
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</li>
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<li style="font-size: smaller">
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<a href="#">Installation Instructions</a>
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</li>
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<li style="font-size: smaller">
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<a href="#">Getting Started</a>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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<p>
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Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object model
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</p>
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<p>
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Maven 2.0 is a rewrite of the popular Maven application to achieve a number of goals, and to provide a stable
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basis to take it into the future. It is currently available as a Technology Preview pre-release.
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basis to take it into the future. It is currently available as a Technology Preview.
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</p>
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<ul style="list-style-type: square">
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<li><i><a href="#">What is Maven?</a></i></li>
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<li><i>What are the <a href="#">features of Maven 2.0</a>?</i></li>
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<li><i>Tell me about the <a href="#">goals of Maven 2.0</a></i></li>
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<li><i>What does <a href="#">pre-release Technology Preview</a> mean?</i></li>
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<li><i>How often will Maven 2.0 be <a href="#">released</a>?</i></li>
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<li><i>Can I <a href="#">get involved</a>?</i></li>
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<li>
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<i>
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<a href="about.html#what-is-maven">What is Maven?</a>
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</i>
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<li>
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<i>What are the
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<a href="about.html#features">features of Maven 2.0</a>?
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<li>
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<i>Tell me about the
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<a href="about.html#m2-goals">goals of Maven 2.0</a>
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</i>
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</li>
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<li>
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<i>What does
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<a href="about.html#tech-preview">Technology Preview</a> mean?
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</i>
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</li>
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<li>
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<i>How often will Maven 2.0 be
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<a href="about.html#release-schedule">released</a>?
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</i>
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</li>
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<li>
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<i>Can I
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<a href="about.html#get-involved">get involved</a>?
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</i>
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</li>
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<li>
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<i>Where do I
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<a href="about.html#get-help">get help</a> with Maven 2.0?
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<b style="font-size: larger">Information for Maven 1.0 Users</b>
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1.0.
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</p>
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<ul style="list-style-type: square">
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<li><i><a href="#">What's changed?</a></i></li>
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<li><i><a href="#">Should I use Maven 2.0, or Maven 1.0?</a></i></li>
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<li><i><a href="#">What will happen</a> to Maven 1.0?</i></li>
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<li><i>Will my <a href="#">Maven 1.0 plugins</a> be supported?</i></li>
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<li>
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<i>
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<a href="#">What's changed?</a>
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</i>
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</li>
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<li>
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<i>
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<a href="#">Should I use Maven 2.0, or Maven 1.0?</a>
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<li>
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<a href="#">What will happen</a> to Maven 1.0?
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<i>Will my
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<b style="font-size: larger">User's Guide</b>
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Maven is now simpler than ever to use!
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</p>
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<ul style="list-style-type: square">
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<li><i><a href="#">Getting Started</a></i></li>
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<li><i><a href="#">Configuring Maven</a></i></li>
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<a href="#">Configuring Maven</a>
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<title>Maven 2</title>
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<item name="Maven 1.0" href="http://maven.apache.org/"/>
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<item name="Maven 2" href="http://maven.apache.org/maven2/"/>
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