[NUTCH-2762] Replace http:// URLs by https:// (build files and documentation)

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Implemented
• Affects Version/s: 1.16
• Fix Version/s: 1.17
• Component/s: build, documentation
• Patch Info: Patch Available
• Assignee: Sebastian Nagel
• Reporter: Sebastian Nagel
• Created: 17/Jan/20 13:36
• Updated: 28/Jan/21 13:16
• Resolved: 23/Jan/20 13:40

Description

To avoid errors such as in NUTCH-2761, all http:// URLs in build files and documentation should be replaced by https:// if the https:// exists and there are no SSL errors.

But not for

• license headers: the Apache license (see https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) still uses http:// to reference the full version of the license. Changing the URL could cause legal issues.
• XML namespaces
• unit tests
• examples
• historic references (eg. in CHANGES.txt)

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #495