No at all clear to me. You think https://github.com/Netflix/exhibitor/blob/master/gradle/release.gradle https://github.com/Netflix/exhibitor/blob/master/gradle/

No at all clear to me. You think https://github.com/Netflix/exhibitor/blob/master/gradle/release.gradle https://github.com/Netflix/exhibitor/blob/master/gradle/rele... is clear? What about https://github.com/Netflix/exhibitor/blob/master/gradle/license.gradle https://github.com/Netflix/exhibitor/blob/master/gradle/lice...? What is "ext.year"? I don't want to learn and understand an entirely new language for my build. I am not able to maintain these build scripts. This is the problem with DSLs in general. Maven isn't great, but its strength is standardization. I can look at any Maven pom and know what it does and make changes to it.