Hosting compiled scripts

[hoppfrosch]

As a followup of #88:

As a solution to avoid dead links on source or exe, @hi5 suggested:

host such compiled scripts as "releases" of this repo or a new for this purpose setup repo (Awesome-AutoHotkey-binaries) ❓ that way the link(s) will always work unless GH goes bankrupt in which case we have other problems

What do you think about this idea?

[hoppfrosch]

I'm ambivalent about this:

Pro: As @hi5 said, the link will always work - we may not loose any things we referenced to ...

Contra:

• Copyright issues - are we allowed to simple copy ALL the wanted files? Who looks for potential copyright violations from our side?
• Up-to-date Issues: refering to the original location, we are sure to have always the latest version linked ... Copying a certain version we soon might get outdated by newer version ...

[hi5]

I agree regarding copyright etc. I would mostly be useful for material that is truly "lost" for example the Sparrow webserver, it is not available on ahk . net or ahk . com

The decompiler Gist is a script, so in principle that would run as is anyway so there is not actually a need for hosting a compiled version.

[joedf]

sparrow-0.1.3.zip

[hoppfrosch]

What about the attached Sparrow-Zip file? Should an entry be generated for this? Please open a new issue for this, providing the needed info (forum thread, historical or actual? ...)

[hi5]

Sparrow is already listed in Historical, the link to ge.tt is still working but like the decompiler that might end some day.

[joedf]

yeah... all my files from ge.tt, my "AutoHotkey Scripts Archive" was deleted due to a "virus" detected... 😵
Anyhow, I have them now here: https://autohotkey.com/joe_df/autohotkey_scripts_archive/