Re:If OpenSSL were a GUI
by tablespoon on Friday June 10, 2022 @09:56PM
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> What bugs me a little is the idea that you might want a well-designed version of what the OpenSSL CLI offers. Bad idea! You want tools designed to do one thing well, not one tool that offers a thin layer of getopt() over a low-level cryptography API.
To exaggerate a bit: should you always want a tool that's one button that's all some other dude's opinions? Isn't there a place for a tool like "well-designed version of what the OpenSSL CLI," but as something that would be less frequently used?
Re:If OpenSSL were a GUI
by int_19h on Friday June 10, 2022 @10:19PM
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I think the point is that there should be multiple tools, each with its own UX that's specifically tailored towards one particular scenario that OpenSSL covers, and with customizable options that are relevant to that scenario.
To exaggerate a bit: should you always want a tool that's one button that's all some other dude's opinions? Isn't there a place for a tool like "well-designed version of what the OpenSSL CLI," but as something that would be less frequently used?