Dec-01-2017, 03:46 AM
i do a lot of things the old way because the old way gives me more control over things. the old way to distribute a file was running you own server. even before that it was FTP. even before that it was ... you don't want to know.
as to where to host a free file, in theory i could use github. but i am concerned about their motives since their signup form is trying to scrape passwords to other sites. i have not seen that happen to download stuff, yet, but if it ever does then i'll quit downloading from their, too.
also, for any hosting site, it must be possible to script an upload, so all i need to do is run that script for a new file. if they are offering standard interface repository, then a script around that is likely good enough. but i must be able to do everything, after signing up, using the standard revision control tools (configure with password, etc).
one limitation for me: nothing run by google or microsoft.
as to where to host a free file, in theory i could use github. but i am concerned about their motives since their signup form is trying to scrape passwords to other sites. i have not seen that happen to download stuff, yet, but if it ever does then i'll quit downloading from their, too.
also, for any hosting site, it must be possible to script an upload, so all i need to do is run that script for a new file. if they are offering standard interface repository, then a script around that is likely good enough. but i must be able to do everything, after signing up, using the standard revision control tools (configure with password, etc).
one limitation for me: nothing run by google or microsoft.
Tradition is peer pressure from dead people
What do you call someone who speaks three languages? Trilingual. Two languages? Bilingual. One language? American.
What do you call someone who speaks three languages? Trilingual. Two languages? Bilingual. One language? American.