not sure the unified source directory structure addresses this issue.

 Properties

 maven.user.config.dir (system,default=${user.home}/.m2)
 maven.home            (system,user,default=${user.home}/m2)
 maven.repo.local      (system,user,default=${maven.user.config.dir}/repository)

 We need to define what happens in the when things are not setup correctly

 o ~/.m2 directory does not exist

  a coordinated offline strategy. In addition, efforts to unite these failing
  behaviors behind a consistent user interface is much, much more difficult if
  the system can't tell whether it has access to the network required by these
  operations.

  Offline mode really means anticipating a lack of network connectivity, and as