Ralph,

> >     bin       <-- openssl program
> >     etc       <-- openssl.cnf, certificates, private keys
> >     include   <-- header files
> >     lib       <-- library files
> 
> This is a small top-level layout which then fits into all dedicated
> hierarchies and 99% of all shared hierarchies. I'm sure package maintainers
> and other filesystem fanatics like this. At least (independed whether it's
> good or bad) it's the way hundrets of existing packages already install
> theirself ;-)

Yes, this is much better.  How about (possibly) temporarily generated 
files?  Should there be a standard location that OpenSSL enforces the 
apps that use it to put tmp files?  By temporary, I mean anything that
could last a few minutes to a few weeks.

-Ben

Ben Hochstedler         www.mei.com        Marquette Medical Systems
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