Github user joshelser commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/accumulo/pull/131#discussion_r71911459
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+#! /usr/bin/env bash
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+# This script will generate a DEPENDENCIES listing of packaged dependencies
+
+in=target/dependencies.raw.txt
+out=target/download-dependencies
+
+cat >"$out" <<'EOF'
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+# This script downloads the following jars, identified by their maven
+# coordinates, using the maven-dependency-plugin.
+#
+# DISCLAIMER: This is only one possible way to download a set of
dependencies
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> the upstream Accumulo project cannot take responsibility for the
dependencies
But why? I feel like this is missing from the argument. There are some
transitive dependencies which we need to interact with HDFS and YARN that (I
assume) you're pointing at, but that isn't all of our dependencies.
We can't get around needing certain ones for HDFS, YARN and ZK which I
agree with you on. However, we still have a known set of dependencies that
Accumulo itself needs. We as a community _should_ be aware of security concerns
and make sure that we tell users "hey, you should update to a newer version
because of some bug or CVE". Furthermore, we don't need to be shackled to the
dependencies that HDFS et. al require. We can relocate the dependencies _we
use_ and reduce the effort that is required to deploy Accumulo.
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