* The returned list of versions is only dependent on the configured repositories and their contents.
     * The supplied request may also refer to a single concrete version rather than a version range.
     * In this case though, the result contains simply the (parsed) input version, regardless of the
     * repositories and their contents.
     *
     * @param artifact the artifact for which to resolve the versions

    1.9. "Modifications" means the Source Code and Executable form of
    any of the following:

    A. Any file that results from an addition to, deletion from or
    modification of the contents of a file containing Original Software
    or previous Modifications;

    B. Any new file that contains any part of the Original Software or
    previous Modification; or