One feature of Maven 3 I am eagerly awaiting is automatic parent versioning, that is, no longer needing to hardcode the parent version in every child pom.xml.
This feature is apparently coming in Maven 3.1, but when is Maven 3.1 coming? Ironically, if I search around the net, I find many references (examples here, here, and here) to how one of the top features in Maven 3.0 is the versionless parent element, except it's actually coming in Maven 3.1. And the only substantive mentions of Maven 3.1 that I've found are these same articles that are actually about 3.0.
Even a google query for 3.1 on maven.apache.org doesn't turn up anything useful.
Where's the go-to place for project plans and timelines for upcoming Apache project releases; how come the whole world knows about features in Maven 3.1 but I can't find a roadmap or timeline; does a schedule for Maven 3.1 exist?