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> The idea that PuTTY has bugs that aren't originating from the openssh project is really bothersome to me. All that work to reimplement, for what? Agreed. Op
by reificator 6y ago
> The idea that PuTTY has bugs that aren't originating from the openssh project is really bothersome to me. All that work to reimplement, for what?
Agreed. OpenSSH wasted a lot of needless effort reimplementing PuTTY. Except now that you know the timeline is reversed I expect your opinion on reimplementation to suddenly 180 as well.
> PuTTY Initial Release: January 8, 1999
> OpenSSH Initial Release: 1 December 1999
Via Wikipedia
- saltcured 6y agoNote, OpenSSH wasn't brand new code on its first release. It was forked from the original SSH software from a version before it went commercial. I can't remember the whole history of that earlier open source project, but I can remember that I installed it on a university workstation in mid 1996.