Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-cxf-dev-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-cxf-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 88BBF9DAE for ; Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:12:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 99229 invoked by uid 500); 12 Dec 2011 13:12:11 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-cxf-dev-archive@cxf.apache.org Received: (qmail 99189 invoked by uid 500); 12 Dec 2011 13:12:11 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@cxf.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: dev@cxf.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list dev@cxf.apache.org Received: (qmail 99181 invoked by uid 99); 12 Dec 2011 13:12:11 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:12:11 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of bimargulies@gmail.com designates 209.85.161.41 as permitted sender) Received: from [209.85.161.41] (HELO mail-fx0-f41.google.com) (209.85.161.41) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:12:05 +0000 Received: by faao14 with SMTP id o14so695731faa.0 for ; Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:11:43 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=2LUOjxmFiainyVB1MF5F5Y8nZ0KUvY7QUgZuVobo5hI=; b=TNG66M+i3INwcsFbEh2WnfnjUZNfA9wKgrtVygWInzgEd59bP1UwuOMfFZnk4xYXQY HcLC5W5x4L2lbzPVILAE9w/eWnNmJ1BpbUX23KjPUyLaPf6olqvYXeeWgN/akwvGChNt 1yCpcQ2kVfKWetpVgdxfN+iKga0EGX/X98BTI= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.180.14.129 with SMTP id p1mr22240152wic.8.1323695503436; Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:11:43 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.180.105.195 with HTTP; Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:11:43 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:11:43 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: One other fissile idea, the maven plugins From: Benson Margulies To: CXF Dev Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I think that there might be an advantage in declaring the maven plugins to be an independent top-level that we release after a release of the core product, (and perhaps release in-between as needed). There's a pattern to maven plugin projects at maven.apache.org or the Mojo project at codehaus, and that pattern has some advantages, if only comparability and familiarity. We could use the invoker for tests, etc. What do folks think?