I don't know how it happens but sometimes very old OSS projects turn into those bikeshedding projects completely disconnected from reality. It only serves the s

I don't know how it happens but sometimes very old OSS projects turn into those bikeshedding projects completely disconnected from reality. It only serves the self-fulfillment of the developers. I've recently ranted about libgd here in another comment. Definitely not as bad, definitely not as mission critical as openssl, but same symptoms.