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Why does the author not just put it on github/gitlab/... instead of only offering a .zip? It's 2020 last time I checked.
by morio 6y ago
Why does the author not just put it on github/gitlab/... instead of only offering a .zip? It's 2020 last time I checked.
- panic 6y agoIf it's that onerous to download the zip, maybe we should build a tool to browse .zip/.tgz source links instead of pressuring everyone to centralize all source code on the planet into just two web sites.
- tom_ 6y agoWait, what's the other one that isn't GitHub? Sounds like we need to start working on the people still putting their stuff there!
- SahAssar 6y agoNot everyone wants to work that way, and having a public git as a requirement is ridiculous. The software is FOSS, why are you complaining?
- morio 6y agoNever said it should be a requirement. But downloading a .zip file from a site which does not have a valid SSL certificate nor supports SSL in the first place does not instill confidence. Software security is a thing.
- SahAssar 6y agoAgreed about the SSL/TLS, but the comment sounded more like not having a public git was the complaint.