don't put derived files from target or target-eclipse folders in source control
updated to the latest release plugin
dropped the minimum Grails version to 2.0
deleted unused files
converted to Groovy
never instantiate Spring beans - use dependency injection
cleanup
don't use jar files in the lib directory - use dependencies in BuildConfig.groovy
trying to resolve conflice on descriptor file.
merged Burt Beckwith changes - clean up and code change to conform with convention