From 36710b42f5cfce98ff9347a4540228d74048f793 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jtagcat <38327267+jtagcat@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:28:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add notice under link shorteners to prevent link rot. --- README.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 82316fa8..c77ed140 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1444,6 +1444,9 @@ See https://staticsitegenerators.net and https://www.staticgen.com ## URL Shorteners +URL Shorteners are a ticking time bomb. If they go away, get hacked, or sell out, millions of links will be lost. +If you decide to host one, please add it to [Archive Team](https://www.archiveteam.org/)'s [URLTeam](https://www.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=URLTeam) list of Alive URLs. + **[`^ back to top ^`](#)** - [devShort](https://github.com/flokX/devShort) - A simple and privacy-friendly URL shortener for web developers, admins and all professionals. ([Demo](https://devshort.flokx.dev)) `MIT` `PHP` From 3862ae9b982a96616be04d218802d9b7039c9ff2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jtagcat <38327267+jtagcat@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 5 May 2020 19:32:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Shorten warning about URL shorteners. --- README.md | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c77ed140..b401f4f8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1444,8 +1444,7 @@ See https://staticsitegenerators.net and https://www.staticgen.com ## URL Shorteners -URL Shorteners are a ticking time bomb. If they go away, get hacked, or sell out, millions of links will be lost. -If you decide to host one, please add it to [Archive Team](https://www.archiveteam.org/)'s [URLTeam](https://www.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=URLTeam) list of Alive URLs. +Before hosting one, please see [shortcomings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL_shortening#Shortcomings) of URL shorteners. **[`^ back to top ^`](#)**