> From: Bob Beck <b...@openbsd.org> > Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:39:15 -0700 > > i.e. if we want the "openssl" command to report someting specific we > put it in there, not a globally visible string that will be used for > the wrong things.
I think you guys are trying to hard to prevent people to shoot themselves in the foot. As long as OpenSSL includes a version number there, people will try this anyway. Shrug.