Introduction

When Run Jetty Run was created, the goal was to create a very simple launcher for web apps, such that very little effort is required to launch an app for the first time, and such that the maintenance effort for the plug-in is similarly low.

The Issues list contains many requests for new features, which I fear take it away from that goal. Note also that with Jetty moving under the Eclipse umbrella, they can be expected to provide more elaborate or complete launching support, which I think would argue for keeping Run Jetty Run simple.

None the less, we should discuss how to make this trade-off. I invite folks to discuss how we can balance features, ease of use and ease of maintenance. For example, we could make the plug-in extensible so that additional features can be added without changing the basic plug-in.

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