[528979] Migrate build to Maven/Tycho

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=528979

123 files changed, 499 insertions, 559 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.dawn/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.dawn/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.dawn/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.dawn/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.dawn/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.dawn/pom.xml
index 268d11da1a..067dd16f3b 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.dawn/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.dawn/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>2.0.600-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.doc/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.doc/about.mappings
index 7d795dc23a..371119f585 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.doc/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.doc/about.mappings
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
+0=${build.qualifier}
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.doc/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.doc/pom.xml
index 57393a44ba..4d7664ccff 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.doc/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.doc/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,16 @@
           </excludes>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-     </plugins>
+    </plugins>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
   </build>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.ecore.retrofit/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.ecore.retrofit/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.ecore.retrofit/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.ecore.retrofit/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.ecore.retrofit/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.ecore.retrofit/pom.xml
index 3d62e90cc9..26c9a22dfd 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.ecore.retrofit/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.ecore.retrofit/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.2.500-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/examples/org.gastro.rcp/about.ini b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/examples/org.gastro.rcp/about.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 32006ae5d6..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/examples/org.gastro.rcp/about.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# about.ini
-# contains information about a feature
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# "%key" are externalized strings defined in about.properties
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-# Property "aboutText" contains blurb for "About" dialog (translated)
-aboutText=%featureText 
-
-# Property "featureImage" contains path to feature image (32x32)
-featureImage=modeling32.png
-
-# Property "appName" contains name of the application (translated)
-appName=%featureName
-
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/examples/org.gastro.rcp/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/examples/org.gastro.rcp/about.mappings
deleted file mode 100644
index bddaab4310..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/examples/org.gastro.rcp/about.mappings
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# about.mappings
-# contains fill-ins for about.properties
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/examples/org.gastro.rcp/about.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/examples/org.gastro.rcp/about.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 16de85f7ce..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/examples/org.gastro.rcp/about.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2011, 2012 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others.
-# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
-# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
-# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
-# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
-#
-# Contributors:
-#    Martin Fluegge - initial API and implementation
-
-# NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT_VAR
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# Do not change the properties between this line and the last line containing:
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# Instead, either redefine an existing property, or create a new property,
-# append it to the end of the file, and change the code to use the new name.
-# ==============================================================================
-
-featureName = CDO Electronic Restaurant Example RCP
-featureText = CDO Electronic Restaurant Example RCP\n\
-Version: {featureVersion}\n\
-Build id: {0}\n\
-\n\
-Copyright (c) 2004-2016 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others. All rights reserved.\n\
-\n\
-Visit http://www.eclipse.org/cdo
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# The above properties have been shipped for translation.
-# ==============================================================================
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/examples/org.gastro.rcp/build.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/examples/org.gastro.rcp/build.properties
index 7ba0e96c2f..6551536326 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/examples/org.gastro.rcp/build.properties
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/examples/org.gastro.rcp/build.properties
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@ bin.includes = plugin.xml,\
                .,\
                icons/,\
                splash.bmp,\
-               about.html,\
-               about.ini,\
-               about.mappings,\
-               about.properties,\
-               modeling32.png
+               about.html
 src.includes = about.html,\
                pom.xml
 
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/examples/org.gastro.rcp/modeling32.png b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/examples/org.gastro.rcp/modeling32.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b08de2ada..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/examples/org.gastro.rcp/modeling32.png
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/pom.xml
index 1026937995..7c28708328 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples.installer/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.1.600-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples/pom.xml
index 7ed3fbe416..934740749f 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.examples/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.0.700-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.explorer/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.explorer/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.explorer/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.explorer/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.explorer/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.explorer/pom.xml
index effe4e0395..6f00f0a380 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.explorer/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.explorer/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.5.200-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.migrator/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.migrator/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.migrator/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.migrator/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.migrator/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.migrator/pom.xml
index 720c8bc16a..9af4de1f1e 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.migrator/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.migrator/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>3.0.800-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.sdk/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.sdk/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index c510bf248e..2ad8357947 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.sdk/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.sdk/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.emf.cdo.sdk; singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 4.1.400.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 4.1.500.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.sdk/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.sdk/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.sdk/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.sdk/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.sdk/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.sdk/pom.xml
index a05d1391d0..7f69199e47 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.sdk/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,19 @@
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.emf.cdo</groupId>
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.emf.cdo.sdk</artifactId>
-  <version>4.1.400-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.1.500-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.db/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.db/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.db/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.db/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.db/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.db/pom.xml
index 392db663a2..07d09f66fe 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.db/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.db/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.5.100-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.db4o/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.db4o/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.db4o/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.db4o/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.db4o/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.db4o/pom.xml
index 16cbd7e862..d0462bed88 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.db4o/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.db4o/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.0.500-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.embedded/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.embedded/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.embedded/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.embedded/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.embedded/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.embedded/pom.xml
index 9aadf2ee90..1547074cba 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.embedded/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.embedded/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.6.100-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.hibernate/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.hibernate/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.hibernate/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.hibernate/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.hibernate/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.hibernate/pom.xml
index 5535117bb6..5c5a27b31c 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.hibernate/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.hibernate/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.2.500-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.lissome/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.lissome/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.lissome/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.lissome/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.lissome/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.lissome/pom.xml
index a27907f0fc..26f78aefa2 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.lissome/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.lissome/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.2.400-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.mongodb/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.mongodb/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.mongodb/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.mongodb/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.mongodb/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.mongodb/pom.xml
index e07beaeb3a..14edcd7a4f 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.0.600-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.objectivity/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.objectivity/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.objectivity/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.objectivity/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.objectivity/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.objectivity/pom.xml
index dae896e509..e116546c96 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.objectivity/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server.objectivity/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.0.600-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server/pom.xml
index 1685730d47..9ac480d712 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.server/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.6.100-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests.hibernate/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests.hibernate/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests.hibernate/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests.hibernate/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests.hibernate/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests.hibernate/pom.xml
index cac1bbd489..abc1702538 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests.hibernate/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests.hibernate/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.1.600-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests/pom.xml
index 64332e6185..13558565f3 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.0.700-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer.repository/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer.repository/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer.repository/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer.repository/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer.repository/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer.repository/pom.xml
index db91bc3a88..7c7a3c69a5 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer.repository/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer.repository/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.2.400-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer.workspace/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer.workspace/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer.workspace/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer.workspace/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer.workspace/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer.workspace/pom.xml
index 1f217d4863..c15a3c6d30 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer.workspace/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer.workspace/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.2.400-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer/pom.xml
index 0234d5900d..2ec6e7bbb0 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo.transfer/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.2.500-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo/pom.xml
index 0b859c9c88..ed4b05bc71 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.emf.cdo/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.6.100-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.ini b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index b7e87ca285..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# about.ini
-# contains information about a feature
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# "%key" are externalized strings defined in about.properties
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-# Property "aboutText" contains blurb for "About" dialog (translated)
-aboutText=%featureText
-
-# Property "featureImage" contains path to feature image (32x32)
-featureImage=modeling32.png
-
-# Property "appName" contains name of the application (translated)
-appName=%featureName
-
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.mappings
deleted file mode 100644
index bddaab4310..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.mappings
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# about.mappings
-# contains fill-ins for about.properties
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index fa24494636..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others.
-# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
-# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
-# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
-# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
-# 
-# Contributors:
-#    Eike Stepper - initial API and implementation
-   
-# NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT_VAR
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# Do not change the properties between this line and the last line containing:
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# Instead, either redefine an existing property, or create a new property,
-# append it to the end of the file, and change the code to use the new name.
-# ==============================================================================
-
-featureName = Net4j Buddies Chat
-featureText = Net4j Buddies Chat\n\
-Version: {featureVersion}\n\
-Build id: {0}\n\
-\n\
-Copyright (c) 2004-2016 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others. All rights reserved.\n\
-\n\
-Visit http://wiki.eclipse.org/Net4j
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# The above properties have been shipped for translation.
-# ==============================================================================
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/build.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/build.properties
index 493186913b..ebc736f6ec 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/build.properties
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/build.properties
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ bin.includes = .,\
                plugin.properties,\
                .options,\
                about.html,\
-               plugin.xml,\
-               about.ini,\
-               about.mappings,\
-               about.properties,\
-               modeling32.png
+               plugin.xml
 jars.compile.order = .
 source.. = src/
 output.. = bin/
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/modeling32.png b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/modeling32.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b08de2ada..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/modeling32.png
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.ini b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index b7e87ca285..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# about.ini
-# contains information about a feature
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# "%key" are externalized strings defined in about.properties
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-# Property "aboutText" contains blurb for "About" dialog (translated)
-aboutText=%featureText
-
-# Property "featureImage" contains path to feature image (32x32)
-featureImage=modeling32.png
-
-# Property "appName" contains name of the application (translated)
-appName=%featureName
-
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.mappings
deleted file mode 100644
index bddaab4310..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.mappings
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# about.mappings
-# contains fill-ins for about.properties
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 5cff46dee6..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2007-2009, 2011, 2012 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others.
-# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
-# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
-# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
-# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
-# 
-# Contributors:
-#    Eike Stepper - initial API and implementation
-   
-# NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT_VAR
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# Do not change the properties between this line and the last line containing:
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# Instead, either redefine an existing property, or create a new property,
-# append it to the end of the file, and change the code to use the new name.
-# ==============================================================================
-
-featureName = Net4j Buddies Server
-featureText = Net4j Buddies Server\n\
-Version: {featureVersion}\n\
-Build id: {0}\n\
-\n\
-Copyright (c) 2004-2016 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others. All rights reserved.\n\
-\n\
-Visit http://wiki.eclipse.org/Net4j
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# The above properties have been shipped for translation.
-# ==============================================================================
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/build.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/build.properties
index b537c67467..cef78d78ad 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/build.properties
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/build.properties
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ bin.includes = .,\
                plugin.properties,\
                .options,\
                about.html,\
-               plugin.xml,\
-               about.ini,\
-               about.mappings,\
-               about.properties,\
-               modeling32.png
+               plugin.xml
 jars.compile.order = .
 source.. = src/
 output.. = bin/
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/modeling32.png b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/modeling32.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b08de2ada..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/modeling32.png
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.ini b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index b7e87ca285..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# about.ini
-# contains information about a feature
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# "%key" are externalized strings defined in about.properties
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-# Property "aboutText" contains blurb for "About" dialog (translated)
-aboutText=%featureText
-
-# Property "featureImage" contains path to feature image (32x32)
-featureImage=modeling32.png
-
-# Property "appName" contains name of the application (translated)
-appName=%featureName
-
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.mappings
deleted file mode 100644
index bddaab4310..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.mappings
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# about.mappings
-# contains fill-ins for about.properties
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f5b12dad4..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2007-2009, 2011, 2012 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others.
-# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
-# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
-# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
-# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
-# 
-# Contributors:
-#    Eike Stepper - initial API and implementation
-   
-# NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT_VAR
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# Do not change the properties between this line and the last line containing:
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# Instead, either redefine an existing property, or create a new property,
-# append it to the end of the file, and change the code to use the new name.
-# ==============================================================================
-
-featureName = Net4j Buddies
-featureText = Net4j Buddies\n\
-Version: {featureVersion}\n\
-Build id: {0}\n\
-\n\
-Copyright (c) 2004-2016 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others. All rights reserved.\n\
-\n\
-Visit http://wiki.eclipse.org/Net4j
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# The above properties have been shipped for translation.
-# ==============================================================================
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/build.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/build.properties
index 4a629be38b..1d5c90d5d8 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/build.properties
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/build.properties
@@ -13,11 +13,7 @@ bin.includes = .,\
                META-INF/,\
                plugin.properties,\
                .options,\
-               about.html,\
-               about.ini,\
-               about.mappings,\
-               about.properties,\
-               modeling32.png
+               about.html
 jars.compile.order = .
 source.. = src/
 output.. = bin/
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/modeling32.png b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/modeling32.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b08de2ada..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/modeling32.png
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.derby/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.derby/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.derby/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.derby/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.derby/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.derby/pom.xml
index c2234ea053..a79b7cd11b 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.derby/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.derby/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.1.500-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.doc/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.doc/about.mappings
index 7d795dc23a..371119f585 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.doc/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.doc/about.mappings
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
+0=${build.qualifier}
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.doc/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.doc/pom.xml
index c4707a3d42..a2a0cd0c63 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.doc/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.doc/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,16 @@
           </excludes>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-     </plugins>
+    </plugins>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
   </build>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.h2/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.h2/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.h2/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.h2/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.h2/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.h2/pom.xml
index b2854babe4..f1074b5f92 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.h2/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.h2/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.3.100-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.hsqldb/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.hsqldb/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.hsqldb/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.hsqldb/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.hsqldb/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.hsqldb/pom.xml
index 219538de09..ade670d837 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.hsqldb/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.hsqldb/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.2.400-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.mysql/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.mysql/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.mysql/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.mysql/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.mysql/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.mysql/pom.xml
index c00f2e148c..47d0222145 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.mysql/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.mysql/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.2.500-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.oracle/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.oracle/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.oracle/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.oracle/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.oracle/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.oracle/pom.xml
index 11b0a0f8a3..aa106db136 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.oracle/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.oracle/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>1.1.400-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.postgresql/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.postgresql/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.postgresql/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.postgresql/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.postgresql/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.postgresql/pom.xml
index 059775d8ff..2b243729ff 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.postgresql/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db.postgresql/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.2.500-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db/pom.xml
index fa80a1808a..eb9ba535ce 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.6.100-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.doc/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.doc/about.mappings
index 7d795dc23a..371119f585 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.doc/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.doc/about.mappings
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
+0=${build.qualifier}
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.doc/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.doc/pom.xml
index 92a85fd86d..11bd9a431f 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.doc/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.doc/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,16 @@
           </excludes>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-     </plugins>
+    </plugins>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
   </build>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.ini b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index b7e87ca285..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# about.ini
-# contains information about a feature
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# "%key" are externalized strings defined in about.properties
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-# Property "aboutText" contains blurb for "About" dialog (translated)
-aboutText=%featureText
-
-# Property "featureImage" contains path to feature image (32x32)
-featureImage=modeling32.png
-
-# Property "appName" contains name of the application (translated)
-appName=%featureName
-
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.mappings
deleted file mode 100644
index bddaab4310..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.mappings
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# about.mappings
-# contains fill-ins for about.properties
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index fa24494636..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/about.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others.
-# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
-# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
-# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
-# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
-# 
-# Contributors:
-#    Eike Stepper - initial API and implementation
-   
-# NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT_VAR
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# Do not change the properties between this line and the last line containing:
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# Instead, either redefine an existing property, or create a new property,
-# append it to the end of the file, and change the code to use the new name.
-# ==============================================================================
-
-featureName = Net4j Buddies Chat
-featureText = Net4j Buddies Chat\n\
-Version: {featureVersion}\n\
-Build id: {0}\n\
-\n\
-Copyright (c) 2004-2016 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others. All rights reserved.\n\
-\n\
-Visit http://wiki.eclipse.org/Net4j
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# The above properties have been shipped for translation.
-# ==============================================================================
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/build.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/build.properties
index 493186913b..ebc736f6ec 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/build.properties
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/build.properties
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ bin.includes = .,\
                plugin.properties,\
                .options,\
                about.html,\
-               plugin.xml,\
-               about.ini,\
-               about.mappings,\
-               about.properties,\
-               modeling32.png
+               plugin.xml
 jars.compile.order = .
 source.. = src/
 output.. = bin/
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/modeling32.png b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/modeling32.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b08de2ada..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.chat/modeling32.png
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.ini b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index b7e87ca285..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# about.ini
-# contains information about a feature
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# "%key" are externalized strings defined in about.properties
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-# Property "aboutText" contains blurb for "About" dialog (translated)
-aboutText=%featureText
-
-# Property "featureImage" contains path to feature image (32x32)
-featureImage=modeling32.png
-
-# Property "appName" contains name of the application (translated)
-appName=%featureName
-
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.mappings
deleted file mode 100644
index bddaab4310..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.mappings
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# about.mappings
-# contains fill-ins for about.properties
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 5cff46dee6..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/about.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2007-2009, 2011, 2012 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others.
-# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
-# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
-# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
-# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
-# 
-# Contributors:
-#    Eike Stepper - initial API and implementation
-   
-# NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT_VAR
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# Do not change the properties between this line and the last line containing:
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# Instead, either redefine an existing property, or create a new property,
-# append it to the end of the file, and change the code to use the new name.
-# ==============================================================================
-
-featureName = Net4j Buddies Server
-featureText = Net4j Buddies Server\n\
-Version: {featureVersion}\n\
-Build id: {0}\n\
-\n\
-Copyright (c) 2004-2016 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others. All rights reserved.\n\
-\n\
-Visit http://wiki.eclipse.org/Net4j
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# The above properties have been shipped for translation.
-# ==============================================================================
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/build.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/build.properties
index b537c67467..cef78d78ad 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/build.properties
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/build.properties
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ bin.includes = .,\
                plugin.properties,\
                .options,\
                about.html,\
-               plugin.xml,\
-               about.ini,\
-               about.mappings,\
-               about.properties,\
-               modeling32.png
+               plugin.xml
 jars.compile.order = .
 source.. = src/
 output.. = bin/
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/modeling32.png b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/modeling32.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b08de2ada..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies.server/modeling32.png
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.ini b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index b7e87ca285..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# about.ini
-# contains information about a feature
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# "%key" are externalized strings defined in about.properties
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-# Property "aboutText" contains blurb for "About" dialog (translated)
-aboutText=%featureText
-
-# Property "featureImage" contains path to feature image (32x32)
-featureImage=modeling32.png
-
-# Property "appName" contains name of the application (translated)
-appName=%featureName
-
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.mappings
deleted file mode 100644
index bddaab4310..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.mappings
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# about.mappings
-# contains fill-ins for about.properties
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f5b12dad4..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/about.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2007-2009, 2011, 2012 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others.
-# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
-# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
-# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
-# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
-# 
-# Contributors:
-#    Eike Stepper - initial API and implementation
-   
-# NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT_VAR
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# Do not change the properties between this line and the last line containing:
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# Instead, either redefine an existing property, or create a new property,
-# append it to the end of the file, and change the code to use the new name.
-# ==============================================================================
-
-featureName = Net4j Buddies
-featureText = Net4j Buddies\n\
-Version: {featureVersion}\n\
-Build id: {0}\n\
-\n\
-Copyright (c) 2004-2016 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others. All rights reserved.\n\
-\n\
-Visit http://wiki.eclipse.org/Net4j
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# The above properties have been shipped for translation.
-# ==============================================================================
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/build.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/build.properties
index 4a629be38b..1d5c90d5d8 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/build.properties
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/build.properties
@@ -13,11 +13,7 @@ bin.includes = .,\
                META-INF/,\
                plugin.properties,\
                .options,\
-               about.html,\
-               about.ini,\
-               about.mappings,\
-               about.properties,\
-               modeling32.png
+               about.html
 jars.compile.order = .
 source.. = src/
 output.. = bin/
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/modeling32.png b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/modeling32.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b08de2ada..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/examples/org.eclipse.net4j.buddies/modeling32.png
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/pom.xml
index 587ec6f115..05288dc3a5 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples.installer/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.1.600-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples/pom.xml
index 2204a0e34d..4bcd2675e4 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.examples/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.0.700-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.sdk/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.sdk/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 130e03c227..9480b412c8 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.sdk/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.sdk/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.net4j.sdk; singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 4.1.400.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 4.1.500.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.sdk/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.sdk/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.sdk/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.sdk/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.sdk/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.sdk/pom.xml
index c1cb9e9dc0..c38da12fd8 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.sdk/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,19 @@
 
   <groupId>org.eclipse.emf.cdo</groupId>
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.net4j.sdk</artifactId>
-  <version>4.1.400-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.1.500-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.tests/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.tests/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.tests/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.tests/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.tests/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.tests/pom.xml
index 4c08ec9159..9bc7612cad 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.tests/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.1.600-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui.shared/about.ini b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui.shared/about.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index b7e87ca285..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui.shared/about.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# about.ini
-# contains information about a feature
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# "%key" are externalized strings defined in about.properties
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-# Property "aboutText" contains blurb for "About" dialog (translated)
-aboutText=%featureText
-
-# Property "featureImage" contains path to feature image (32x32)
-featureImage=modeling32.png
-
-# Property "appName" contains name of the application (translated)
-appName=%featureName
-
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui.shared/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui.shared/about.mappings
deleted file mode 100644
index bddaab4310..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui.shared/about.mappings
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# about.mappings
-# contains fill-ins for about.properties
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui.shared/about.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui.shared/about.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index c492193e8a..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui.shared/about.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2010, 2012 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others.
-# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
-# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
-# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
-# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
-# 
-# Contributors:
-#    Eike Stepper - initial API and implementation
-   
-# NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT_VAR
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# Do not change the properties between this line and the last line containing:
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# Instead, either redefine an existing property, or create a new property,
-# append it to the end of the file, and change the code to use the new name.
-# ==============================================================================
-
-featureName = Net4j Signalling Platform UI
-featureText = Net4j Signalling Platform UI\n\
-Version: {featureVersion}\n\
-Build id: {0}\n\
-\n\
-Copyright (c) 2004-2016 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others. All rights reserved.\n\
-\n\
-Visit http://wiki.eclipse.org/Net4j
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# The above properties have been shipped for translation.
-# ==============================================================================
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui.shared/build.properties b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui.shared/build.properties
index 72c866b7dc..15b918c1dd 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui.shared/build.properties
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui.shared/build.properties
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@ bin.includes = META-INF/,\
                .options,\
                about.html,\
                icons/,\
-               plugin.properties,\
-               about.ini,\
-               about.mappings,\
-               about.properties,\
-               modeling32.png
+               plugin.properties
 src.includes = about.html,\
                pom.xml
 
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui.shared/modeling32.png b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui.shared/modeling32.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b08de2ada..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui.shared/modeling32.png
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui/pom.xml
index decc6cb5e3..98bcc4e2c6 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.ui/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.2.500-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.util.doc/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.util.doc/about.mappings
index 7d795dc23a..371119f585 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.util.doc/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.util.doc/about.mappings
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
+0=${build.qualifier}
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.util.doc/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.util.doc/pom.xml
index f0944216e0..ef42c135d2 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.util.doc/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.util.doc/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,16 @@
           </excludes>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-     </plugins>
+    </plugins>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
   </build>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/about.mappings b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/about.mappings
index bddaab4310..28e3764743 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/about.mappings
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/about.mappings
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
 # This file does not need to be translated.
 
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
+0=${build.qualifier}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/pom.xml b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/pom.xml
index e792bf1165..018c837252 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,16 @@
   <version>4.6.100-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>.</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+        <includes>
+          <include>about.mappings</include>
+        </includes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/org.gastro.rcp/about.ini b/plugins/org.gastro.rcp/about.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 32006ae5d6..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.gastro.rcp/about.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# about.ini
-# contains information about a feature
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# "%key" are externalized strings defined in about.properties
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-# Property "aboutText" contains blurb for "About" dialog (translated)
-aboutText=%featureText 
-
-# Property "featureImage" contains path to feature image (32x32)
-featureImage=modeling32.png
-
-# Property "appName" contains name of the application (translated)
-appName=%featureName
-
diff --git a/plugins/org.gastro.rcp/about.mappings b/plugins/org.gastro.rcp/about.mappings
deleted file mode 100644
index bddaab4310..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.gastro.rcp/about.mappings
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# about.mappings
-# contains fill-ins for about.properties
-# java.io.Properties file (ISO 8859-1 with "\" escapes)
-# This file does not need to be translated.
-
-0=@build@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/org.gastro.rcp/about.properties b/plugins/org.gastro.rcp/about.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 16de85f7ce..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.gastro.rcp/about.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2011, 2012 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others.
-# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
-# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
-# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
-# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
-#
-# Contributors:
-#    Martin Fluegge - initial API and implementation
-
-# NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT_VAR
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# Do not change the properties between this line and the last line containing:
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# Instead, either redefine an existing property, or create a new property,
-# append it to the end of the file, and change the code to use the new name.
-# ==============================================================================
-
-featureName = CDO Electronic Restaurant Example RCP
-featureText = CDO Electronic Restaurant Example RCP\n\
-Version: {featureVersion}\n\
-Build id: {0}\n\
-\n\
-Copyright (c) 2004-2016 Eike Stepper (Berlin, Germany) and others. All rights reserved.\n\
-\n\
-Visit http://www.eclipse.org/cdo
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# %%% END OF TRANSLATED PROPERTIES %%%
-# The above properties have been shipped for translation.
-# ==============================================================================
diff --git a/plugins/org.gastro.rcp/build.properties b/plugins/org.gastro.rcp/build.properties
index 7ba0e96c2f..6551536326 100644
--- a/plugins/org.gastro.rcp/build.properties
+++ b/plugins/org.gastro.rcp/build.properties
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@ bin.includes = plugin.xml,\
                .,\
                icons/,\
                splash.bmp,\
-               about.html,\
-               about.ini,\
-               about.mappings,\
-               about.properties,\
-               modeling32.png
+               about.html
 src.includes = about.html,\
                pom.xml
 
diff --git a/plugins/org.gastro.rcp/modeling32.png b/plugins/org.gastro.rcp/modeling32.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b08de2ada..0000000000
--- a/plugins/org.gastro.rcp/modeling32.png
+++ /dev/null