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> But libressl breaks ABI compatibility Who cares? Compatibility with insecurity is not a goal.
by myst 8y ago
> But libressl breaks ABI compatibility
Who cares? Compatibility with insecurity is not a goal.
- acdha 8y agoAre you volunteering to patch every program which uses OpenSSL? If not, you have the answer: it’s been widespread for decades and so many things use it that compatibility is a big concern. Think about a distribution like Debian with thousands of packages, some of which update frequently and others which haven’t been updated in years. If it’s compatible, you can ship one shared library update but if it’s not you’re either not upgrading or maintaining a ton of patches.
- icebraining 8y agoDebian is a bad example; they compile everything from scratch, they don't need ABI compatibility.