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<!-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --><!-- --><!-- Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one --><!-- or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file --><!-- distributed with this work for additional information --><!-- regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file --><!-- to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the --><!-- "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance --><!-- with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at --><!-- --><!-- http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 --><!-- --><!-- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, --><!-- software distributed under the License is distributed on an --><!-- "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY --><!-- KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the --><!-- specific language governing permissions and limitations --><!-- under the License. --><!-- --><!-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --><div class="section"><h2>What Is Apache Whisker?<a name="What_Is_Apache_Whisker"></a></h2><p>Apache Whisker assists assembled applications maintain correct legal documentation. Read more about how Whisker can help <a href="../index.html"> here</a>.</p></div><div class="section"><h2>How Can Apache Whisker Plugins For Maven Help?<a name="How_Can_Apache_Whisker_Plugins_For_Maven_Help"></a></h2><p><a class="externalLink" href="http://maven.apache.org">Apache Maven</a> is a declarative build management tool, useful not only for building components but also for assembling them into applications.</p><ul><li>Whisker <a href="./generate-mojo.html"> generates</a> licensing materials for assembled applications.</li></ul><div class="section"><h3>Goals Overview<a name="Goals_Overview"></a></h3><p>The <a class="externalLink" href="http://creadur.apache.org/whisker"> Apache Whisker</a> plugin for Maven supports the follow goal:</p><ul><li><a href="./generate-mojo.html">apache-whisker4:generate</a> generates licensing related materials such as <tt>LICENSE</tt> and <tt>NOTICE</tt> documents for assembled applications.</li></ul></div><div class="section"><h3>Usage<a name="Usage"></a></h3><p>General instructions on how to use the Apache Whisker plugin for Maven can be found on the <a href="./usage.html">usage page</a>. Some more specific use cases are described in the examples given below. </p><p>In case you still have questions regarding the plugin's usage, please have a look at the <a href="./faq.html">FAQ</a> and feel free to contact the <a href="./mail-lists.html">mailing list</a>. The posts to the mailing list are archived and could already contain the answer to your question as part of an older thread. Hence, it is also worth browsing/searching the <a href="./mail-lists.html">mail archive</a>.</p><p>If you feel like the plugin is missing a feature or has a defect, you can fill a feature request or bug report in our <a href="./issue-tracking.html">issue tracker</a>. When creating a new issue, please provide a comprehensive description of your concern. Especially for fixing bugs it is crucial that the developers can reproduce your problem. For this reason, entire debug logs, POMs or most preferably little demo projects attached to the issue are very much appreciated.</p><p>Of course, patches are very welcome, too. Contributors can check out the project from our <a href="./source-repository.html">source repository</a>. Apache Whisker is developed collaboratively by the <a class="externalLink" href="http://creadur.apache.org">Apache Creadur</a> <a class="externalLink" href="http://community.apache.org/">community</a>. We create and maintain a range of <a class="externalLink" href="http://www.opensource.org">open source</a> software tools which assist in the audit, review and comprehension of software distributions. Please <a href="./mail-lists.html">drop in and say hello</a>.</p></div><div class="section"><h3>Examples<a name="Examples"></a></h3><p>To provide you with better understanding of some usages of the Plugin Name, you can take a look into the following examples:</p><ul><li><a href="./examples/generation-in-5-mins.html">Generation In 5 Minutes</a></li></ul></div></div>
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