[MNG-8010] Minimize and make generic the README.txt

• Type: Task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 4.0.0-beta-4, 4.0.0
• Component/s: Bootstrap & Build
• Assignee: Guillaume Nodet
• Reporter: Tamas Cservenak
• Created: 11/Jan/24 19:42
• Updated: 12/Aug/24 21:55
• Resolved: 12/Aug/24 21:55

Description

The current readme is totally outdated:
https://github.com/apache/maven/blob/master/apache-maven/README.txt

Java 1.3?

Cut down this README.txt and ideally just point it to release notes on site, to lessen maintenance of this file. Less content, less effort needed.

Issue Links

• is cloned by: MNG-8011 Minimize and make generic the README.txt
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1624