Hi, > I've put together an OpenSSL 0.9.6h package using GNU autoconf, available > from: > http://site.rpi-acm.org/info/openssl/ >
This is surely great, but I find it unfair/inappropriate that no information whatsoever is provided on - how does the content of this package differs from the official distribution (support for OSes other than Unix is stripped); - toolkit being not MT-safe [when compiled]; - different installation procedure (original INSTALL file is kept); - different self-test procedure (is there any at all? test programs don't get even compiled); - that performance is not a concern (e.g. on IA-32 your package performs 2-3-4 times poorer than properly configured official version, key algorithms such as des, md5, sha1, rsa, dsa); The page says "Currently known to compile and pass checks for:" I failed to figure out what does "pass checks" mean (see above). I probably have to object to the fact that original README is kept intact. In particular I don't find it fair that openssl team is listed as the only one accounted for bugs/problems. At the very least when it comes to compile and installation problems of this package it's completely unsupported... In other words you should make it *clear* how is the package different and so that users understand it:-) Cheers. A. ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org Development Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
