title: Android is it safe to use github libraries with maven
body: <p>I'm using a Gradle build system with Android Studio and have a couple of questions regarding the use of maven dependencies.</p>
  
  <p>I'm using a library from github and I'm wondering if its safe to include it as a  maven dependency, or if its better to include the library into the project a different way. What happens if the owner removes the library from github? Will my app cease to work? If so then is it better to just directly include the library in my project?</p>
  
  <p>To be honest I'm still a bit unclear on the details of using repositories through maven and gradle, but I'd like to know the limitations of using a library this way.</p>
  
  <p>I managed to implement a library by adding a JitPack repository to my build file build.gradle, but I'm worried about the possibility of the owner removing the library rendering the app unusable. Here's the following blocks of code that I used to implement the library:</p>
  
  <pre><code>repositories {
      maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
  }
  
  dependencies {
      compile 'com.github.windyzboy:CustomEditor:v1.0.1'
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Does this download the files and place it in my project, or is it referencing the library somehow? If the owner of the repository removes their library, will my app still be able to use it?</p>