return null;
            }
        }

        //
        // Here we just need to know that a version is fine to use but this validation we can do in our workspace
        // resolver.
        //

        /*
         * if ( version == null || !version.equals( parent.getVersion() ) ) { return null; }
         */

     * the second version is the newer.
     */
    private static int compareModelVersions(String first, String second) {
        // we use a dedicated comparator because we control our model version scheme.
        String[] firstSegments = first.split("\\.");
        String[] secondSegments = second.split("\\.");
        for (int i = 0; i < Math.max(firstSegments.length, secondSegments.length); i++) {