linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Replace HTTP links with HTTPS ones: documentation

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Date:   Sun, 17 May 2020 13:00:24 -0700
From:   Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc:     "Alexander A. Klimov" <grandmaster@...klimov.de>,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Replace HTTP links with HTTPS ones: documentation

On Sun, May 17, 2020 at 01:45:44PM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> On Sat, 16 May 2020 14:27:40 +0200
> "Alexander A. Klimov" <grandmaster@...klimov.de> wrote:
> 
> > ... for security reasons.
> > 
> > No breaking changes as either the HTTP vhost redirects to HTTPS
> > or both vhosts redirect to the same location
> > or both serve the same content.
> 
> We're getting closer, but...
> 
>  - There is still too much stuff here.  Remember that somebody has to look
>    at and review this stuff.
> 
>  - A quick check shows that a fair number of these links are broken or
>    redirect to somewhere else.  What is the value of adding "https" to a
>    broken link?
> 
>  - Various documents have maintainers who are likely to be interested in
>    changes and should be copied; that is what the get_maintainer.pl script
>    is for.  If that generates a massive list of recipients, that's a cue
>    that your patch is too large.

... and cc: linux-docs.  I suspect I have some additional feedback, but
I can't provide it because I can't see the patch.