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Re: Proposed patch for web site: update most links to HTTPS
- From: Andrey Repin <anrdaemon at yandex dot ru>
- To: Brian Clifton <brian at clifton dot me>, cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 08:49:18 +0300
- Subject: Re: Proposed patch for web site: update most links to HTTPS
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Greetings, Brian Clifton!
Please don't top-post. thanks.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrey Repin [mailto:anrdaemon@yandex.ru]
> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 5:00 PM
> To: Brian Clifton <brian@clifton.me>; cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: Proposed patch for web site: update most links to HTTPS
>> Greetings, Brian Clifton!
>
>>> Hi folks,
>
>>> I have a proposed change for the web site. This patch (see below) will
>>> update most of the urls to HTTPS. In many cases there was a redirect;
>>> for those I captured the new canonical address.
>
>> Please no.
> Can you please elaborate on why? I'm confused on why you prefer that Cygwin
> links users to non-secure versions of pages? (which in many cases will be
> redirected anyways).
I prefer it not forcing either, and only force secure connection, when absolutely
necessary. I.e. when downloading the setup binary.
> Links which ONLY work on http *have not* been changed and there are no other
> changes in this patch.
Secure connections been painfully slow and just annoying, when all you need is
a quick glance at the documentation.
All internal links must be relative to the domain and not force either
protocol or the domain name.
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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Monday, April 25, 2016 08:45:10
Sorry for my terrible english...
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