Re: http links on Wiki pages

Philipp Marek <[email protected]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:07:39 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.devel.www
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Thomas,

> the web team does not maintain the content of the wiki. A wiki is
> maintained by all users.

I asked because it might be easier to do a search/replace in the 
backend.


>  I also think that using http links is not a
> problem. Some browsers already try to use https links instead
> (HTTPS-Only Mode), sometimes the web server itself redirects to the
> https link if available.

Both of these are not true for eg. the referenced
"wget ftp.debian.org/..." line that will be copy/pasted.


> So, I do not see any value in spending time in such minor changes.
> Let's spend our time in more important tasks and Debian has a lot of
> those.

Well, there is _some_ value.