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Michał Górny wrote: |
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> > I would be happier if some other developers were able and willing to |
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> > participate actively in the LibreSSL project. |
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> But why would they do that? What I'm really missing in all the replies |
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> is a single reason why LibreSSL would be better for anyone. |
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Maybe because it is so well-known that monoculture is harmful per se, |
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which is why the commitment to choice in Gentoo is very valuable. |
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Further, LibreSSL comes out of the OpenBSD project, which has a good |
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reputation on code quality. |
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> a real proper, verifiable argument 'LibreSSL is better in this regard'. |
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Choice is about enabling people to decide for themselves. |
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Choice is /not/ about forcing people to formally prove utility to yourself. |
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I acknowledge that what I suggest isn't immediately enabling libressl as |
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a choice either, but it is at least far less destructive than masking and |
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removal. |
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//Peter |
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