This bare-bones project template just creates a minimal
nbproject/project.xml
. No Ant build script is created.
In fact the "project" does not really do anything; it is essentially
a placeholder for some files that you can open and close like a project
for convenience, rather than using the Favorites tab.
You might use this template to create a non-code project to hold design documents or similar files. If you actually want an Ant-based freeform project, but want to use your own custom project skeleton (e.g. based on company-mandated build scripts or source structures), take a look at:
About Project Templates (requires use of NetBeans plug-in module development support, but is very flexible)