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I /really/ need to add http://n-gate.com to my rss reader because it’s *so good*. This is the best description I’ve ever seen of the Microsoft acquisition of Github.
@tyil ain’t no point in setting up https for a static site with no exchange of information. Literally who cares.
@wxcafe @tyil so friendly.. I think he has a good point: Setting up TLS certificates is super easy these days.
After all it is the authors decision not to do it. Can not really blame someone for that. If he doesn't know better: educate him.
If you really cared for "security" in that context you should try to get a cert fingerprint in-person from the author/admin. The certificate authority system is broken anyway...
@tyil @andi @wxcafe And when we have a browser-supported encryption scheme that doesn't use the CA system, I'll happily join the "encrypt everything" bandwagon.