Subject: Re: OpenSSL import
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: tech-security
Date: 06/28/1999 21:05:34
Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov> writes:
> On Mon, 28 Jun 1999 00:14:35 -0400 
>  "Michael C. Richardson" <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> wrote:
> 
>  >   Unless I hear otherwise by 5pm Monday, I will do:
>  > cd openssl-0.9.3a
>  > cvs -d cvs.fi.netbsd.org:/cvsroot import -m'OpenSSL 0.9.3a import' \
>  > 	cryptosrc-intl/crypto-intl/dist/openssl  \
>  > 	OPENSSL			\
>  > 	openssl_0_9_3
>  > 
>  >   {I seek advice on whether these branch tags are correct}
>  >   I am also soliciting advice on whether there should be tech-intl or
>  > tech-crypto list created, or if tech-security is sufficient.
> 
> Why on earth not just leave it as a package?

OpenSSL is probably the best set of crypto libraries around, and
direct integration into our source tree is not an unreasonable
idea. However, how it is done has to be carefully considered.

Perry