latest version of some snapshot artifact. If m2 is offline, SCM operations
  cannot succeed; no artifact downloads can take place, regardless of whether
  they are snapshot versions; artifact deployment cannot take place; certain
  types of tests cannot be setup, since the container used to run them cannot be
  reached or started.

* Along with this comes the testing strategies that make this work
* The repository model where plugins can be stored and cataloged
* Bridging this into an OSGi system: if this could be done then we can basically take over p2

TODO

- dealing with processing of input and adapting GAVs before searching i.e. plugin groups in Maven and default searching
- how to deal with resolution from different places like local/remote/workspace