[PD-dev] https, msp.ucsd.edu and file downloads.

[Lucas Cordiviola]

Miller, this might leave many (using the latest chrome web browser) 
scratching their heads:

if I follow instructions to get the latest Pd from 
https://msp.ucsd.edu/software.htm when i click to download any of the 
files nothing happens and no files get downloaded. If I start a console 
I see:

```
software.htm:1 Mixed Content: The site at 'https://msp.ucsd.edu/' was 
loaded over a secure connection, but the file at 
'https://msp.ucsd.edu/Software/pd-0.54-1test1.windows-installer.exe' was 
redirected through an insecure connection. This file should be served 
over HTTPS. See 
https://blog.chromium.org/2020/02/protecting-users-from-insecure.html 
for more details.
```

i think the problematic redirection happens in the links in file 
`software.htm` :

     <a href="http://msp.ucsd.edu/$$$">

where 'http' is used.

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may be the safer way to allow links to work on both types of connections 
(http and https) is to give relative URLs (stripping 'http://msp.ucsd.edu')

     <a href="./$$$">

there might be other ways.

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if i use the non-secure site all files can be downloaded normally.



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