Sonatype explains why Maven Central’s planned exemptions for community open-source projects cannot rely only on license, public repository, downloads, or publisher identity, as it tries to separate community projects from commercial-scale distribution while keeping Central sustainable.
Defining Community Open Source Is Harder Than It Looks
Sonatype explains why Maven Central's planned exemptions for community open-source projects cannot rely only on license, public repository, downloads, or publisher identity, as it tries to separate community projects from commercial-scale distribution while keeping Central sustainable.
Source: Sonatype