To be clear, i am not asking for a godsend here and i have seen previous threads regarding this issue met with a "update minecraft version, we will not help you" but i decided to formulate this in more of a need for consultation, not direct support so please, please hear my plea for some form of help. 

 

On January 15th, Maven stopped allowing http connections, and now require https connections. 1.7.10 gradle packaged by Forge uses http which results in the following:(posted in codeblock below), therefore if new modders want to mod on a version with (lets face it) alot more mods (and alot more largely used mods in the modding community) or even mods that are rare and dont get updated or ported or if a developer wants to continually offer support to a mod in the 1.7.10 version, he is now unable to do so. So what im asking is, is there any work around i or others can do that can solve this issue? Am i able to update to a newer version of Gradle? is the gradle version you used proprietary? Can someone who has unpacked the elements "GET'd" in the gradle zip up this complete version of Forge 1.7.10 and disseminate it?   Any answer you could give me would help even if its not direct assistance as i know you do not support and will not be making revisions to outdated forge. 

 

> Could not resolve all dependencies for configuration ':classpath'.
   > Could not resolve net.md-5:SpecialSource:1.7.3.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/net/md-5/SpecialSource/1.7.3/SpecialSource-1.7.3.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.3.3.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/httpcomponents/httpclient/4.3.3/httpclient-4.3.3.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:4.3.3.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/httpcomponents/httpmime/4.3.3/httpmime-4.3.3.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve com.github.abrarsyed.jastyle:jAstyle:1.2.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/github/abrarsyed/jastyle/jAstyle/1.2/jAstyle-1.2.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve net.sf.trove4j:trove4j:2.1.0.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/net/sf/trove4j/trove4j/2.1.0/trove4j-2.1.0.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve com.google.code.gson:gson:2.2.4.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > de.oceanlabs.mcp:RetroGuard:3.6.6
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > de.oceanlabs.mcp:mcinjector:3.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/google/code/gson/gson/2.2.4/gson-2.2.4.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve com.google.guava:guava:18.0.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > net.minecraftforge.srg2source:Srg2Source:3.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/google/guava/guava/18.0/guava-18.0.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve org.ow2.asm:asm-debug-all:5.0.3.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > net.minecraftforge.srg2source:Srg2Source:3.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/ow2/asm/asm-debug-all/5.0.3/asm-debug-all-5.0.3.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve com.github.tony19:named-regexp:0.2.3.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/github/tony19/named-regexp/0.2.3/named-regexp-0.2.3.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve com.cloudbees:diff4j:1.1.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/cloudbees/diff4j/1.1/diff4j-1.1.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve net.sf.jopt-simple:jopt-simple:4.6.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > de.oceanlabs.mcp:RetroGuard:3.6.6
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > de.oceanlabs.mcp:mcinjector:3.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/net/sf/jopt-simple/jopt-simple/4.6/jopt-simple-4.6.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve org.eclipse.core:jobs:3.5.300-v20130429-1813.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > net.minecraftforge.srg2source:Srg2Source:3.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/eclipse/core/jobs/3.5.300-v20130429-1813/jobs-3.5.300-v20130429-1813.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve org.eclipse:osgi:3.9.1-v20130814-1242.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > net.minecraftforge.srg2source:Srg2Source:3.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/eclipse/osgi/3.9.1-v20130814-1242/osgi-3.9.1-v20130814-1242.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve org.eclipse.core:contenttype:3.4.200-v20130326-1255.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > net.minecraftforge.srg2source:Srg2Source:3.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/eclipse/core/contenttype/3.4.200-v20130326-1255/contenttype-3.4.200-v20130326-1255.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve org.eclipse.core:resources:3.2.1-R32x_v20060914.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > net.minecraftforge.srg2source:Srg2Source:3.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/eclipse/core/resources/3.2.1-R32x_v20060914/resources-3.2.1-R32x_v20060914.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve org.eclipse.equinox:common:3.6.200-v20130402-1505.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > net.minecraftforge.srg2source:Srg2Source:3.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/eclipse/equinox/common/3.6.200-v20130402-1505/common-3.6.200-v20130402-1505.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve org.eclipse.text:org.eclipse.text:3.5.101.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > net.minecraftforge.srg2source:Srg2Source:3.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/eclipse/text/org.eclipse.text/3.5.101/org.eclipse.text-3.5.101.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit:3.2.0.201312181205-r.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > net.minecraftforge.srg2source:Srg2Source:3.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/eclipse/jgit/org.eclipse.jgit/3.2.0.201312181205-r/org.eclipse.jgit-3.2.0.201312181205-r.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve org.eclipse.equinox:preferences:3.5.100-v20130422-1538.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > net.minecraftforge.srg2source:Srg2Source:3.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/eclipse/equinox/preferences/3.5.100-v20130422-1538/preferences-3.5.100-v20130422-1538.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve net.sf.jopt-simple:jopt-simple:4.6.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > net.minecraftforge.srg2source:Srg2Source:3.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/net/sf/jopt-simple/jopt-simple/4.6/jopt-simple-4.6.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve org.eclipse.core:runtime:3.9.0-v20130326-1255.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > net.minecraftforge.srg2source:Srg2Source:3.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/eclipse/core/runtime/3.9.0-v20130326-1255/runtime-3.9.0-v20130326-1255.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required
   > Could not resolve org.ow2.asm:asm-debug-all:5.0.3.
     Required by:
         :Minecraft modding tuts:unspecified > net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:1.2-SNAPSHOT > de.oceanlabs.mcp:mcinjector:3.2-SNAPSHOT
      > Could not GET 'http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/ow2/asm/asm-debug-all/5.0.3/asm-debug-all-5.0.3.pom'. Received status code 501 from server: HTTPS Required

 

Thanks for taking the time in reading this, i hope we can reach a some form of workaround however i understand that this is a very niche case.