Adding ImageJ to the Marven repository

[Sami Badawi-2]

Is it possible to have ImageJ jar and source file included in the
repository for the Maven 2 build system?

Here is a little background for those unfamiliar with Maven 2.
Most Java software projects bigger than a few files use a build
system, to build jar files and other files.
Until a few years ago the domineering one was Apache Ant. Now Apache's
Maven 2 is getting very popular.
See: http://maven.apache.org

I like Maven 2 because:
* It makes it very easy to recursively include all the required jar
file for other projects e.g. Hibernate, you give the name and it will
let you know what versions are available and recursively download all
the needed jar files
* If you use version control system like CVS or Subversion, you do not
have to check the big jar files in your system, the jar files lives in
one repository on your computer
* It helps me with unit testing
* I do not have to write a lot of boiler plate code at the beginning
of a new project
* It can generate Eclipse and IntelliJ projects for me
* It makes it easy to generate a project website

I think that it is a great strength of ImageJ that you can do very
easy development without setting up projects, but considering how
popular ImageJ has become, more people are probably building bigger
system around ImageJ. Having ImageJ in Maven 2  would be valuable.

Thanks,
-Sami Badawi
http://www.shapelogic.org