Re: freetype.org now hosted on gitlab pages

[Werner LEMBERG]

>>> is there is any way the http version of the site can be preserved
>>> in any way
>>
>> I think this is possible, however I don't know if we should be
>> doing that, http is generally frowned upon nowadays.

If this is easily doable, why not, as long as the default is HTTPS.  I
guess this would be automatic redirection from HTTP to HTTPS if the
browser supports it, and falling back to HTTP otherwise?

>> I don't know enough to decide if this claim is grounded in reality,
>> but I have a feeling this shouldn't be a problem, old devices can
>> use modern browsers, right?
> 
> the browser is not the problem, more so the certificates.

Exactly.

> Yes, it should ultimately be up to Werner and Alexei.  They will
> know best.

Uh, oh, I certainly don't know best :-) As mentioned above, I
certainly don't oppose having both http and https if it can be easily
done.


    Werner