the top of that lineage to provide default values.

 The super model is where we place all the values which we believe to be standard, values that can be shared and
 utilized across all your Maven projects.

+-----+
 m0 <- m1 <- m2
+-----+

 which is transformed into

+-----+
 super model <- m0 <- m1 <- m2
+-----+

+-----+
<project>
 <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

 Features like transitive dependencies and the new parent specification mechanism. The problem we run into is
 that currently we have information about a project scattered across the project.xml and the
 various properties files. What needs to be done is to encapsulate all of this in the POM.

 Typically users parameterize the use of plugins, or have custom values like ${user.name}

h3. Plugins need a specific metadata model

Each application will have its own model for plugins. Much of this model will be common across applications but there will always be issues specific to a particular applications’s plugins. Some of the issues that need to be taken into consideration:

* Plugin dependencies
* Plugin resources like JavaScript files or images