fREEDA 2.0 - #427 - Unable to download source

[andrewprovis]

I am unable to install the fREEDA 2.0 package due to what appears to be a certificate issue on the freeda.org website.

[alces@login1(Zero-Cool) ~]$ alces gridware install remote/apps/freeda/2.0
Preparing to install remote/apps/freeda/2.0
Installing remote/apps/freeda/2.0

 > Preparing package sources
        Download --> freeda-2.0.tar.gz ... ERROR: Unable to download source.

[alces@login1(Zero-Cool) ~]$ wget http://www.freeda.org/freeda-2.0.tar.gz
--2017-01-18 18:49:33--  http://www.freeda.org/freeda-2.0.tar.gz
Resolving www.freeda.org (www.freeda.org)... 152.7.109.1
Connecting to www.freeda.org (www.freeda.org)|152.7.109.1|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://www.freeda.org/freeda-2.0.tar.gz [following]
--2017-01-18 18:49:34--  https://www.freeda.org/freeda-2.0.tar.gz
Connecting to www.freeda.org (www.freeda.org)|152.7.109.1|:443... connected.
ERROR: cannot verify www.freeda.org's certificate, issued by ‘/C=US/ST=North Carolina/L=Raleigh/O=North Carolina State University/OU=OIT/CN=NCSU CA/emailAddress=security@help.ncsu.edu’:
  Self-signed certificate encountered.
To connect to www.freeda.org insecurely, use `--no-check-certificate'.

Is there any way around this at all?

A branch is open for the fREEDA package at #427