On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 10:13 PM, Jaroslav Tulach <jaroslav.tul...@gmail.com > wrote: >...
> One idea that keeps puzzling in my mind is to reuse central Maven > repository > more than we used to. If I understand correctly while the Maven central is > operated by Sonatype, it is just "leased" to them and still oversight by > Apache. Not so much. We license the "Apache Maven" trademark to them, to provide a fantastic service to the Maven community. But Maven Central is *all* Sonatype, and the ASF generally just provides oversight over trademark use (rather than operation). To state things another way: the ASF has zero control over what goes onto their platform. Shoot, we have a copy of the software which runs Maven Central, but it is proprietary and we merely hold a license to run it. This isn't pillows and unicorns. You will need to make a business case with Sonatype to include stuff beyond artifacts that Apache Maven can consume from their repository. (that is my reasonably-informed understanding; a discussion with Sonatype and the Apache Maven PMC is your best bet) Cheers, -g
