Github Downloads going away...

Hi,

Github has removed the ability to host binaries. They've removed this
feature without any apparent notification except on their blog saying
"it's gone today". And the suggested alternative is to use paid services.

Goodbye, Uploads - The GitHub Blog

I had planned to complete our set of 1.2.0 binaries with a Python 3.2
from Russell Owen in the near future. So much for that.

Any thoughts? Do we go back to Sourceforge for our download hosting?
Is anyone familiar with any other services? Do we try to piggy-back on
what other scipy projects are doing?

Why not use a gh-pages branch to host both docs and binary files from github?

--Matt Newville

We are already over the size limits that the used to state for their documentation. I have been personally assured that this won't remain a problem, but I do wonder how long until they start cracking down on that for free projects as well. I'd rather not additionally put our binary downloads in that basket as well.

Mike

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On 12/15/2012 08:10 PM, Matt Newville wrote:

Hi,

Github has removed the ability to host binaries. They've removed this
feature without any apparent notification except on their blog saying
"it's gone today". And the suggested alternative is to use paid services.

Goodbye, Uploads - The GitHub Blog

I had planned to complete our set of 1.2.0 binaries with a Python 3.2
from Russell Owen in the near future. So much for that.

Any thoughts? Do we go back to Sourceforge for our download hosting?
Is anyone familiar with any other services? Do we try to piggy-back on
what other scipy projects are doing?

Why not use a gh-pages branch to host both docs and binary files from github?