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Agentic Wallets - When AI Agents Need to Pay

AI agents are becoming autonomous actors — but they cannot pay for things. I explore the challenges behind agentic wallets, the emerging specifications that make them possible, and propose a concrete architecture that works across decentralized and centralized payment providers.

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Solving Resource and Packaging Challenges with Maven 4 Modules

Maven 4 module source hierarchy is powerful but still maturing. This article explains workarounds for missing resources and JAR packaging until Apache Maven fully supports these features.

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Using Maveniverse Toolbox in Initializer for Apache Maven™

Initializer for Apache Maven™ uses Maveniverse Toolbox for programmatic Maven project generation. This post explains why we chose it and how it helps with version resolution and POM editing.

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Your First Modular Java Project with Apache Maven 4

Apache Maven 4 introduces a new way to structure multi-module Java projects using the module source hierarchy. Instead of spreading your code across multiple Maven modules with separate POMs, you can now define all Java modules in a single POM.

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Reproducible builds

This blog post features an overview of what reproducible builds are and why they provide value in the context of software supply chain security. Since the announcement of the European Cyber Security Act (CRA), supply chain security is in the spotlight of many companies. The purpose of this blog post is to provide ideas and guidelines about the critical concept of reproducible builds. The German Sovereign Tech Agency supports this blog post.

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Jira Issue to GitHub Issue Migration in Apache Maven

This blog post details the Apache Maven Support and Care team’s funded effort to migrate issues from Jira to GitHub, supported by the German Sovereign Tech Fund. This post provides valuable insights into the challenges of migrating large-scale issue tracking systems and the importance of thorough planning and adaptation and why this was only possible with a funding.

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Open Elements 2024 Year in Review

In 2024, Open Elements achieved remarkable success and drove groundbreaking developments in the open-source ecosystem with projects like Support & Care for Apache Maven™. CEO Hendrik Ebbers took on key roles at the Eclipse and Linux Foundations, strengthening the global open-source community.

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