On 31/10/16 21:30, David Sommerseth wrote:
> So let's try to aim at pleasing the end user than being picky about the > wording of a track ticket. Because most users will be thankful for a > related feature than no feature at all. > > Which is also why this core feature was added to the core OpenVPN 2.3 > branch. It wasn't important *how* this was solved. It was important > that it was solved in *some* way; for non-Windows having a single line > auth-pass file was the solution. For Windows the solution might need > to be different, just for the similar reasons we don't support bash > scripts on Windows - but we provide support for alternatives. > > Of course the contra argument is that 2.4 have this support. But should > we start recommending users to upgrade to 2.4_alpha in production? I > don't think so - as then we could have jumped straight to the final > release instead. It will be a while until the final 2.4 version is > released. > > I believe the *vast* majority of people would prefer to see an Official Release of 2.4 take precedence over 'adding a /convenience/ feature' for a user-base that can/have/will:- not upgrade their operating system. <redacted> Anything else would be a waste of time. G-r-r-Regards ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms. With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE. Training and support from Colfax. Order your platform today. http://sdm.link/xeonphi _______________________________________________ Openvpn-devel mailing list Openvpn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-devel
