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As with most things, progress isn't clean or easy. Shifts in policy or practice cause disruptions, and then people adjust. The world is a dynamic place. Softwa
by stanleydrew 10y ago
As with most things, progress isn't clean or easy. Shifts in policy or practice cause disruptions, and then people adjust. The world is a dynamic place.
Software is no exception. SSL libraries will get better if they get used more. The developers will make them better. Or if they can't, we'll find a solution that works.
The question is whether the benefit of the disruption outweighs the cost. Browser-makers decided that their users' needs were best served by this change. Mozilla and Google have been telegraphing their actions in this direction for years. They have attempted to make a responsible and gradual transition, and to a large extent have succeeded.
Every once in awhile though, a break needs to be made and some folks will get left behind until they adapt, or don't.
- KirinDave 10y ago> SSL libraries will get better if they get used more. The developers will make them better. Or if they can't, we'll find a solution that works. I keep hearing this, but failing to see it. Since OpenSSL's inception.
- stanleydrew 10y agoBut that's exactly my point. Perhaps we needed this to push us?
- interurban 10y agoBoringSSL and LibreSSL are two non-trivial projects to improve SSL libraries that started within the last 2 years. They may not be at an ideal state yet, but a lot of work is being done to move the baseline to a better state.