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Temporal Variance of GitHub 'About' Section URL Protocol Diversity
This page monitors the variety of web protocols (like HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP) employed in the official 'About' descriptions of open-source projects on GitHub. We analyse the 'About' sections of repositories to understand how projects link to external resources. By measuring the average URL protocol entropy, we can see how diverse and dynamic these linking practices are across the open-source landscape.
This data helps us understand the evolving ways developers introduce their projects and the resources they deem important. It can highlight shifts in preferred or mandated protocols, potentially indicating changes in security practices, web standards, or the types of external services projects rely upon.