Re: [Bug-wget] let's fix the openssl backend once and for all

[Giuseppe Scrivano]

Ray Satiro <address@hidden> writes:

> On 10/30/2014 7:18 AM, Giuseppe Scrivano wrote:
>> Tim Rühsen <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> as I wrote to Mike: It is the OpenSSL code within Wget. Wget compiled with
>>> GnuTLS does not show any problems.
>> and this remembers us that maintaining two different backends is not a
>> good idea.  I am for just moving to GNU TLS and forget about OpenSSL.
>> It is a bit drastic but I think it is a better move for the long term.
>> And we get rid of the copyright exception as well...
>>
>> What you all think?
>
> Hi Giuseppe. That does seem drastic, I'd guess there are more than a
> few using it as the SSL backend. You want to do that because of
> maintenance or because a test is failing? Looks like there could be a
> bug which is a good reason for that test failing. What's wrong with
> OpenSSL other than it's licensing is incompatible with GPL?

my goal was just to simplify the code as we have to maintain two
separate backends that offer the same features and it seemed to me a bit
like a matter of taste about which one to use.  I think the fewer
configure time flags we have, the better for us.  But apparently people
still care about the OpenSSL backend that we should keep them both for
the time being or take into account the idea Daniel had.

Regards,
Giuseppe