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  • Re: "ftp:" URLs in debian/copyright files

    From Charles Plessy@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 26 00:00:01 2025
    Le Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 11:24:53PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre a �crit :

    I've noticed lots of "ftp:" URLs in debian/copyright files.
    Isn't the "ftp:" URL scheme obsolete? At least it is no longer
    recognized by Firefox, which does a search on Google instead.

    Maybe this can be added to the package smells?

    https://trends.debian.net/#smells

    Have a nice week-end!

    Charles

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  • From Vincent Lefevre@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 25 23:40:01 2025
    Hi,

    I've noticed lots of "ftp:" URLs in debian/copyright files.
    Isn't the "ftp:" URL scheme obsolete? At least it is no longer
    recognized by Firefox, which does a search on Google instead.

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  • From Marco d'Itri@21:1/5 to Vincent Lefevre on Sat Apr 26 00:10:01 2025
    On Apr 25, Vincent Lefevre <[email protected]> wrote:

    I've noticed lots of "ftp:" URLs in debian/copyright files.
    Isn't the "ftp:" URL scheme obsolete? At least it is no longer
    The protocol, maybe. The URL scheme not at all.

    recognized by Firefox, which does a search on Google instead.
    So what? It is recognized by tnftp.

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    ciao,
    Marco

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  • From Thomas Hochstein@21:1/5 to Vincent Lefevre on Sun Apr 27 13:50:01 2025
    Vincent Lefevre wrote:

    Isn't the "ftp:" URL scheme obsolete?

    No, it isn't.

    At least it is no longer
    recognized by Firefox, which does a search on Google instead.

    Yes, FTP support has been removed from Firefox since version 90 in 2021,
    but Firefox is - first and foremost - a browser, not a FTP client or RSS
    reader (RSS support has been removed from Firefox in 2018, but RSS is
    still not obsolete).

    -thh

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