Re: Lua library bank? (Was: Ruby philosophy vs Lua philosophy

[steve donovan <steve.j.donovan@...>]

On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 6:41 PM, Aaron B. <aaron@zadzmo.org> wrote:
> My main point is that I don't trust Github to be around
> forever/robust/familiar, etc.

Yeah, there was a minor flap when they stopped offering downloads.
They still offer downloads for tags, and gh-pages does nicely for
static serving, but what guarantee do we have that these services
remain, apart from basic git protocol?

> I still don't see any advantages of Github above a generic tarball
> format + URL for distribution.

Distribution is a minor part of the problem; the main thing is
organized repos and good-looking websites ;)

steve d.
[who personally rather likes github]