use https:// instead of git://

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d7ee0d12b770c03279b978e6af53fcef4a2dc21..90bce52950ba76563bacd93594d735c255ce546f 100644 (file)
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,20 +10,21 @@ Install prerequisites:
 
     sudo apt-get install git ruby ruby-dev rsync openssh-client openssl rake
 
+NOTE: leap_cli requires ruby 1.9 or later.
+
 Optionally install Vagrant in order to be able to test with local virtual machines (recommended):
 
     sudo apt-get install vagrant virtualbox
 
-NOTE: leap_cli should work with ruby1.8, but has only been tested using ruby1.9.
-
-Install the `leap` command:
+NOTE: the packaged virtualbox and vagrant that comes with Debian and Ubuntu are rather ancient. Most people have better luck by downloading these packages from the upstream:
 
-    sudo gem install leap_cli
+* https://downloads.vagrantup.com/
+* https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
 
-Alternately, you can install `leap` from source:
+Install the `leap` command:
 
     sudo apt-get install rake
-    git clone git://leap.se/leap_cli.git
+    git clone https://leap.se/git/leap_cli.git
     cd leap_cli
     rake build
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ Install from git
 
 Download the source:
 
-    git clone git://leap.se/leap_cli
+    git clone https://github.com/leapcode/leap_cli.git
     cd leap_cli
 
 Running from the source directory

diff --git a/lib/leap_cli/commands/new.rb b/lib/leap_cli/commands/new.rb
index dc37265613fb6e5ba985810466fc193da847d499..286fde70357481e3cb1fdf5257e1358643dc47c7 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/leap_cli/commands/new.rb
+++ b/lib/leap_cli/commands/new.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module LeapCli; module Commands
 
   private
 
-  DEFAULT_REPO = 'git://leap.se/leap_platform' # TODO: use https
+  DEFAULT_REPO = 'https://leap.se/git/leap_platform.git'
 
   #
   # creates a new provider directory