Alright, we're in a Beta release now. What does this mean? Not much, really it just means that I no longer feel like we're going to have massive structural changes between now and the 1.0 release of this book. We might have another chapter added into the mix, we might not. At this point, we're focusing on clarity and completeness of what we have now, and we're also very much focused on limiting the size and scope of the book.

You'll notice that the Nexus and m2eclipse chapters have been updated in this release and that they both contain a large amount of screenshots. We've been focusing on these chapters as they serve a dual role. While they are chapters in this book, each chapter also serves as documentation for each project.

If you are interested in helping improve the book please send feedback via the <a>Get Satisfaction</a> page. We've had some great participation so far. Many people have used this interface to report errors with the content (and the grammar). Thanks to anyone who has contributed.

We've had some great feedback so far, please keep it coming. Your feedback is greatly appreciated, send it to book@sonatype.com. To keep yourself informed of updates, read the book blog at: http://blogs.sonatype.com/book.

Everyone at Sonatype has had a hand in this version of the book, so the author is officially "Sonatype".

Tim O'Brien (tobrien@sonatype.com)

Evanston, IL

August, 5 2008