title: Should Maven dependency version ranges be considered deprecated?
body: <p>Given that it's very hard to find anything about dependency version ranges in the official documentation (the best I could come up with is <a href="http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVEN/Dependency+Mediation+and+Conflict+Resolution">http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVEN/Dependency+Mediation+and+Conflict+Resolution</a>), I wonder if they're still considered a 1st class citizen of Maven POMs.</p>
  
  <p>I think most people would agree that they're a bad practice anyway, but I wonder why it's so hard to find anything official about it.</p>