Welcome
Welcome to Apache Maven（欢迎来到Apache Maven）
Apache Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object model (POM), Maven can manage a project’s build, reporting and documentation from a central piece of information.
Apache Maven 是一个软件项目管理和comprehension工具。基于项目对象模型(POM)的概念，Maven能够根据一个核心信息块管理项目的构建、报告和文档。
If you think that Maven could help your project, you can find out more information in the “About Maven” section of the navigation. This includes an in-depth description of what Maven is and a list of some of its main features.
如果你想Maven能够帮助你的项目，你可以在导航栏的"About Maven"部分中找到更多信息。这里边包含了对Maven是什么的深入描述和它的一些重要特性。
This site is separated into the following sections, depending on how you’d like to use Maven:
根据你可能会如何使用Maven，这个站点分成了如下几个部分
| Use | Download, Install, Configure, Run Maven | Maven Plugins and Maven Extensions |
|---|---|---|
| Information for those needing to build a project that uses Maven （为那些需要使用Maven构建项目的人提供的信息） | Lists of plugins and extensions to help with your builds.（帮助你构建的插件和扩展列表） | |
| Extend | Write Maven Plugins | Improve the Maven Central Repository |
| Information for developers writing Maven plugins.（为开发者编写maven插件提供的信息） | Information for those who may or may not use Maven, but are interested in getting project metadata into the central repository.为那些可能使用或不使用Maven，但对将项目metadata放入中心仓库感兴趣的人提供的信息） | |
| Contribute | Help Maven | Develop Maven |
| Information if you’d like to get involved. Maven is an open source community and welcomes contributions.如果你想加入，请提供信息。Maven是一个开源社区，欢迎贡献。） | Information for those who are currently Maven developers, or who are interested in contributing to the Maven project itself.（为那些Maven开发者，或对Maven项目作贡献感兴趣的人提供的信息） |
Each guide is divided into a number of trails to get you started on a particular topic, and includes a reference area and a “cookbook” of common examples.
每个指南都划分为多个路线，让你开始一个特定的主题，包含了一个参考区域和常见示例的"菜谱"。
You can access the guides at any time from the left navigation. If you are looking for a quick reference, you can use the documentation index.
你能够随时从左边的导航栏访问指南。如果你正在寻找快速参考，你可以使用文档目录。
How to Get Support
Support for Maven is available in a variety of different forms.
获得Maven社区的支持有多种不同的形式。
To get started, search the documentation, issue management system, the wiki or the mailing list archives to see if the problem has been solved or reported before.
首先，查询文档、问题管理系统，维基百科或者邮件列表档案，看看这个问题之前是否已被解决或曾经被报告过。
If the problem has not been reported before, the recommended way to get help is to subscribe to the Maven Users Mailing list. Many other users and Maven developers will answer your questions there, and the answer will be archived for others in the future.
如果问题先前未被报告过，那么推荐获取帮助的方式是订阅Maven社区用户邮件列表。很多其它用户和Maven开发者将在那回答你的问题，而且这些回答将会在未来归档留给其他人参考。
You can also reach the Maven developers on Slack.
你还可以在Slack上联系到Maven的开发人员。
Apache Software Foundation
Maven is a part of the Apache Software Foundation. We’d like to thank the sponsors that provide financial assistance to the foundation. For more information on how you can support the foundation, see the sponsorship page.
Maven是Aapche 软件基金会的一部分。我们要感谢那些对基金会提供资金援助的赞助者。有关如何支持基金会的更多信息，参阅赞助页。
Apache EventsYou can also attend Apache Events. Don’t hesitate to ask on the Maven User mailing list if Maven team members will be there. It can be a great opportunity to meet them.