From: GOTOU Yuuzou <gotoyuzo@...>
Date: 2003-07-17T21:08:16+09:00
Subject: Re: [Ann] OSSL 0.2.0-pre3

In message <20030717084529.GA10727@sam-solutions.net>,
 `Alexander Bokovoy <a.bokovoy@sam-solutions.net>' wrote:
> Let me reiterate the argument: there are bunch of systems which provide
> only OpenSSL prior to 0.9.7 and OpenSSL 0.9.6j is still considered stable
> by its developers (along with 0.9.7). If you look at http://rpm.pbone.net/
> and search for openssl-*.src.rpm, you'll find that 0.9.7 is available only
> in RH9 and Mandrake 9.1 if we are speaking about big Linux distributions
> (and of course in their development branches). Everything earlier is using
> 0.9.6. SuSE 8.2 (latest) uses 0.9.6. Debian Woody has 0.9.6 too.

I understand what you say. I agree that the standard
libraries should be usable on most of major systems.

However, if a system requires 0.9.6, package of OSSL1 is a
solution for the problem. I think that this problem is also
from system's requirements, and it can be solved by its
package system.

In addition, for users needing only HTTPS, net/https in
OSSL1 can be used as same as it in OSSL2.

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gotoyuzo