The decision in the case of OpenSSL was that 1.x would have a stable API,
permitting shared libraries to be used interchangeably. OpenSSL does not
have a stable API yet, officially.
If that's the rationale, I eagerly await 1.0. The lack of a stable
API has hurt me far too many times. I
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Kenneth Goldman wrote:
| The decision in the case of OpenSSL was that 1.x would have a
stable API,
| permitting shared libraries to be used interchangeably. OpenSSL
does not
| have a stable API yet, officially.
|
| If that's the rationale, I
Hi,
Why the latest version is still 0.9.x, why it hasn't bumped up to 1.x in
last 8 years. Generally 1.x defines a stable version.
hmm, I personally would not get hung up on '1.x is stable' -
having used dozens of platforms and software versions
to run network delivery solutions I can tell
We're thinking of using openssl in our company but wondering about the
version number.
Rach,
OpenSSL is a great product. It is very widely used and adopted throughout
the world. If you ripped it off the face of the planet right now, it would
be catastrophic because so many people and systems
Hi,
We're thinking of using openssl in our company but wondering
about the version number.
Why the latest version is still 0.9.x, why it hasn't bumped up
to 1.x in last 8 years. Generally 1.x defines a stable version.
Any insight would be helpful in making a decision.
Thanks,
Rach
