Re: [dev] https for suckmore.org?

From: Joseph Graham <joseph_AT_xylon.me.uk>
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2016 21:25:32 +0100

On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 08:54:39PM +0200, ilf wrote:
> I wonder why the suckmore-websites are only available in HTTP, not in HTTPS.
> In the age of letsencrypt.org, there aren't a lot of valid excuses against
> TLS. Am I missing one from a suckmore-philosopy? Or has this just never been
> requested?
>
> I for one would love to see unencrypted communications on the internet die.
>
> Greetings to slcon!
>
> (Pardon if it's been discussed, I did not find it in the archives.)
>
> --
> ilf
>
> �ber 80 Millionen Deutsche benutzen keine Konsole. Klick dich nicht weg!
> -- Eine Initiative des Bundesamtes f�r Tastaturbenutzung

HTTPS is unecessary and bloated. It creates loads of latency on connection, it
stops proxies caching requests between clients. All just for some false sense of
security.

-Joseph
Received on Sat Sep 24 2016 - 22:25:32 CEST