I went to http://jakarta.apache.org/cactus/downloads.html and clicked on Cactus source releases. However, I get a
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /site/downloads/downloads_cactus.cgi on this server.
Can I use maven to get the source code for Jakarta cactus?
Try this link, you can have Anonymous access or Developer access
Notice the overview of the link above:
"This project uses Subversion to manage its source code. Instructions on Subversion use can be found at http://svnbook.red-bean.com"