Carsten Clark wrote: > Hi, > > The main Bison page at http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/ contains an > HTTPS link to the Bison Savannah repository that I think should be a > plain HTTP link: > > <p> > Test versions of Bison can be found on > <a > href="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/bison/";>ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/bison/</a> > [via FTP]. The latest bleeding-edge version of the source code, along > with a revision history, can be found in the > <a href="https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/bison/";>Bison > Savannah repository</a>. > Please note that we do not suggest using Bison sources from these > locations for production use. > > Following the HTTPS link, my browser (Safari) complains about lack of a > certificate. If I use HTTP, I get the same page without the certificate > warning.
No, it complains about the lack of a VALID certificate, because it is a self-signed certificate (Issued By: Savannah Hackers) (plus, it expires in a couple of days). So the https link is not wrong as such. However, I agree that there is no real reason to use a https link on the bison site when a http works just fine (and is less likely to cause undue hassle for visitors).
