[Release] arrow-java-root-18.3.0-source-release.zip includes JNI binaries
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Description
### Describe the bug, including details regarding any error messages, version, and platform.
This is not a release blocker.
https://github.com/apache/arrow-java/releases/download/v18.3.0-rc2/arrow-java-root-18.3.0-source-release.zip
JNI binaries are large. Can we remove them from `source-release.zip`?
```console
$ LANG=C du -hsc arrow-java-root-18.3.0/jni/*
236K arrow-java-root-18.3.0/jni/arrow_cdata_jni/
272M arrow-java-root-18.3.0/jni/arrow_dataset_jni/
156M arrow-java-root-18.3.0/jni/arrow_orc_jni/
444M arrow-java-root-18.3.0/jni/gandiva_jni/
871M total
```
`source-release.zip` also has `testing/`. It's not so large but should we remove it? Or should we keep it?
```console
$ LANG=C du -hsc arrow-java-root-18.3.0/testing
8.8M arrow-java-root-18.3.0/testing
8.8M total
```
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the v18.3.0-rc2 source-release.zip and inspect how its jni/ and testing/ directories are assembled. Determine whether JNI binaries and testing/ belong in the source archive, then verify the resulting archive no longer includes the unwanted binaries and remains a valid source release.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- release
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100