Re:LibreSSL, and the new libtls API
by neoCrimeLabs on Friday October 02, 2015 @04:33PM
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IMHO, there is a time an place for everything. Sometimes forking is a good idea sometimes not.
When you want to make idealogcal changes to an existing codebase that does not mesh with the idealologies of the maintainer(s), forking is a great way to make your changes happen. Time will tell if your ideas were good ones. That and how well your maintain and promote your fork. :-)
In the case of OpenSSL vs LibreSSL, it appears the OpenBSD team made a great call and they are making it work really well. As for if anyone else agrees and adopts it, only time will tell.
When you want to make idealogcal changes to an existing codebase that does not mesh with the idealologies of the maintainer(s), forking is a great way to make your changes happen. Time will tell if your ideas were good ones. That and how well your maintain and promote your fork. :-)
In the case of OpenSSL vs LibreSSL, it appears the OpenBSD team made a great call and they are making it work really well. As for if anyone else agrees and adopts it, only time will tell.