From: Richard Levitte - VMS Whacker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Well, I'd say that a proof-of-concept does not lie in the version
number, but rather in the use of the package and it's stability and
feasability (sp?). One can look at a number of products out there
with major version numbers
Gentlemen,
Please accept the following suggestion for
discussion.
As a developer for a large financial institution I
am
attempting to
determine the feasibility of using the
functionality provided by the OpenSSL libraries in our
commercial applications. I'm sure you are already
aware that
On Fri, Oct 20, 2000, Rob Neff wrote:
I would like to see a version scheme using a
MAJOR.MINOR.BUILD whereas the next release
of OpenSSL is not v0.9.7 but v1.1.0.
We talked about that earlier, and decided to switch to v1.x.x once the
API has stabilized (at this point we can't guarantee
Pointing out who has been using OpenSSL for how long should provide
confidence in the software. If not, you surely can get a more
appropriately numbered library from RSA Data Security.
Allow me to restate my position. I am determing the feasibility of
using open-source software within a
Let me make sure I understand:
Changing the version number to 1.x.x will make it easier to
convince your management to use OpenSSL, as opposed to the
current plan of leaving it as 0.9 until a major API change
is done.
In other words you want the version number
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
...
suggesting the version change to the OpenSSL library, I'm simply
trying to address the preconceived notion of major releases with a
version number of zero implying beta status by non-techies.
Until OpenSSL reaches the point that there will be no incompatible
From: "Rob Neff" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
neff.ra However, the purpose of this discussion thread is not to
neff.ra determine the use of a particular software library based
neff.ra solely upon version number but rather to help those of us, in
neff.ra the trenches, trying to establish the open-source
'fes up, you were just looking for any excuse so ship that out. :)
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Rob Neff wrote:
Pointing out who has been using OpenSSL for how long should provide
confidence in the software. If not, you surely can get a more
appropriately numbered library from RSA Data Security.
Allow me to restate my position.
[..]
I'm simply
trying to address the
