Bug#780316: snappy-java: FTBFS: POM 'org.sonatype.oss:oss-parent' not found ... offline

[Aaron M. Ucko]

Source: snappy-java
Version: 1.1.1.6-1
Severity: serious
Justification: fails to build from source

Automatic builds of snappy-java have been failing:

org.apache.maven.project.ProjectBuildingException: POM 'org.sonatype.oss:oss-parent' not found in repository: System is offline.

This looks quite similar to https://bugs.debian.org/767115, which was
addressed by directing maven to ignore this (evidently inessential)
parent, and https://codesearch.debian.net/results/sonatype%5C.oss/page_0
indicates that several other packages have taken the same approach; with
any luck, it will work here as well.

At any rate, could you please address this error?

Thanks!