[MNG-8011] Minimize and make generic the README.txt

• Type: Task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.9.6
• Fix Version/s: 3.9.7
• Component/s: Bootstrap & Build
• Assignee: Tamas Cservenak
• Reporter: Tamas Cservenak
• Created: 11/Jan/24 19:43
• Updated: 20/Apr/24 20:33
• Resolved: 20/Apr/24 20:33

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The current readme is totally outdated: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 a clone of: MNG-8010 Minimize and make generic the README.txt
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1470