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by morio 2072 days 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.
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SahAssar 2072 days ago
Not everyone wants to work that way, and having a public git as a requirement is ridiculous. The software is FOSS, why are you complaining?
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morio 2072 days ago
Never 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.
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SahAssar 2072 days ago
Agreed about the SSL/TLS, but the comment sounded more like not having a public git was the complaint.
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panic 2072 days ago
If 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.
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tom_ 2072 days ago
Wait, what's the other one that isn't GitHub? Sounds like we need to start working on the people still putting their stuff there!
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