Is the git protocol unencrypted as well for read-only public repos? I should probably know the answer to that already, but I'm coming up blank. I guess a solut

Is the git protocol unencrypted as well for read-only public repos? I should probably know the answer to that already, but I'm coming up blank. I guess a solution (for a non-issue) of pulling public repositories would be to fork the repo over the secure GitHub interface and then pull your fork over ssh...