README: flesh out pom-scijava-base vs. pom-scijava

ctrueden · ctrueden · commit 6f476a3adde6 · 2016-11-09T14:33:29.000-06:00
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -8,13 +8,21 @@ Maven-based SciJava software, including:
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 | [![Fiji](http://www.scijava.org/icons/fiji-icon-64.png)](https://github.com/fiji) | [![ImageJ](http://www.scijava.org/icons/imagej2-icon-64.png)](https://github.com/imagej) | [![ImgLib2](http://www.scijava.org/icons/imglib2-icon-64.png)](https://github.com/imglib) | [![KNIME](http://www.scijava.org/icons/knime-icon-64.png)](http://www.knime.org) | [![LOCI](http://www.scijava.org/icons/loci-icon-64.png)](https://github.com/uw-loci) | [![SCIFIO](http://www.scijava.org/icons/scifio-icon-64.png)](https://github.com/scifio) | [![SciJava](http://www.scijava.org/icons/scijava-icon-64.png)](https://github.com/scijava) | [![SLIM Curve](http://www.scijava.org/icons/slim-curve-icon-64.png)](https://github.com/slim-curve) |
 
-## Extend pom-scijava, not pom-scijava-base!
+## pom-scijava-base vs. pom-scijava
 
 It is encouraged that you _not_ extend this POM directly, and instead
 use [pom-scijava](https://github.com/scijava/pom-scijava) as parent.
-That way, your project will inherit the SciJava
-[Bill of Materials](http://imagej.net/BOM), ensuring that
-compatible versions of all dependencies are used.
+
+| pom-scijava-base | pom-scijava |
+|:----------------:|:-----------:|
+| "Low level" base POM, _without_ dependency version management. Extend pom-scijava-base only if you are a Maven expert, and have good reasons for doing so. | _Friendly_ base POM for SciJava software, _including_ dependency version management. Extend pom-scijava to inherit the unified SciJava [Bill of Materials](http://imagej.net/BOM): component versions which have been tested to work together. |
+
+See these examples for guidance:
+
+* [ImageJ1 plugin template](https://github.com/imagej/minimal-ij1-plugin)
+* [ImageJ2 tutorials](http://github.com/imagej/imagej-tutorials)
+
+## Getting help with Maven
 
 For more information about Maven, see:
 
