In this edition of Maven: The Complete Reference, we are beginning our transition to Maven 3.0. Maven 3.0 is approaching the end of a lengthy beta testing period, and it has already been in wide use by very large, mission-critical projects. We feel the Maven 3.0 is ready to for use, and this edition has added some supplemental information for developers who are looking to use Maven 3.0.

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

Please report any bugs or issues on this book’s GetSatisfaction page, here: getsatisfaction.com/sonatype.

Tim O’Brien (tobrien@sonatype.com)

Manfred Moser (manfred@simpligility.com)

October, 2011