Any dependency on a public repository, even just for downloading, is problematic from a consistency POV because the repo could be down/slow or suddenly resolve to wrong/missing artifacts.
Maybe all plugins needed by the build could just be mirrored from Apache's maven repository? On 11/15/2018 1:02 AM, Alex Harui wrote: > Only after we approve the release do the artifacts get pushed to Maven > Central. One of the RMs got an error DOWNLOADING a Maven plugin from Maven > Central. There is nothing wrong with doing that.