Version Ranges in OSGi and Maven
by Max Rohde,
Version ranges have slightly different meaning in OSGi and Maven.
in OSGi: 1.0.0 is an earlier version than 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, therewith 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT is in [1.0,2.0)
in Maven: 1.0.0 is a later version than 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, therewith 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT is not in [1.0,2.0)
The usual practice in Maven is the following: (1) Artifact is released in version 1.0.0 (2) Development is continued with version 1.0.1-SNAPSHOT (3) Artifact is released with version 1.0.1
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