[Gluster-devel] Switching from OpenSSL to PolarSSL

2014-05-27 Thread Jeff Darcy
One of my tasks for 3.6 is to update/improve the SSL code. Long ago, I had decided that part of the next major update to SSL should include switching from OpenSSL to PolarSSL. Why? Two reasons. (1) The OpenSSL API is awful, and poorly documented to boot. We have to go through some rather

Re: [Gluster-devel] Switching from OpenSSL to PolarSSL

2014-05-27 Thread John Mark Walker
I think the main question regards CentOS support, with further questions about Debian/Ubuntu support. If we have to ship PolarSSL packages with our releases to support major distros, is that too much of a burden? -JM - Original Message - One of my tasks for 3.6 is to update/improve

Re: [Gluster-devel] Switching from OpenSSL to PolarSSL

2014-05-27 Thread Jeff Darcy
I think the main question regards CentOS support, with further questions about Debian/Ubuntu support. I believe CentOS would leverage the EPEL support. PolarSSL is already packaged for Debian (Wheezy) and Ubuntu (Trusty) so we should be set. If we have to ship PolarSSL packages with our

Re: [Gluster-devel] Switching from OpenSSL to PolarSSL

2014-05-27 Thread Kaleb KEITHLEY
On 05/27/2014 09:43 AM, Jeff Darcy wrote: So, before I expend a ton of effort replacing this code, does anyone else think it shouldn't be done and that the enhancements should be made to the current OpenSSL code instead? The most compelling arguments — to me — are the speed with which things

Re: [Gluster-devel] Switching from OpenSSL to PolarSSL

2014-05-27 Thread Kaleb KEITHLEY
On 05/27/2014 11:00 AM, Kaleb KEITHLEY wrote: In any event, it's license didn't pollute our code. Do we need to have our attorney bless the change. _its_ license didn't pollute our code. -- Kaleb ___ Gluster-devel mailing list

Re: [Gluster-devel] Switching from OpenSSL to PolarSSL

2014-05-27 Thread Jeff Darcy
My only concern is its 'pure' GPLv2+ license — is that compatible with with our 'GPLv2 or LGPLv3+' license. The answer that matters, as always, is that only a real lawyer can say. My own uninformed guess is that we would be considered a derivative of them (instead of vice versa) and thus we'd

Re: [Gluster-devel] Switching from OpenSSL to PolarSSL

2014-05-27 Thread Joe Julian
It has a specific exclusion for GPL 3.0. https://polarssl.org/foss-license-exception On May 27, 2014 8:01:51 AM PDT, Kaleb KEITHLEY kkeit...@redhat.com wrote: On 05/27/2014 11:00 AM, Kaleb KEITHLEY wrote: In any event, it's license didn't pollute our code. Do we need to have our attorney bless

Re: [Gluster-devel] Switching from OpenSSL to PolarSSL

2014-05-27 Thread James
Also, IANAL, but their code is GPL compatible, even if they are being dicks and requiring copyright assignment for their proprietary dual licensing. But at least their code is GPL compatible, which OpenSSL's is not. So I say +1, use this. On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Joe Julian

Re: [Gluster-devel] Switching from OpenSSL to PolarSSL

2014-05-27 Thread Joe Julian
The only thing that I find that may be an issue for some use cases is https://polarssl.org/kb/generic/is-polarssl-fips-certified On May 27, 2014 6:43:54 AM PDT, Jeff Darcy jda...@redhat.com wrote: One of my tasks for 3.6 is to update/improve the SSL code. Long ago, I had decided that part of

Re: [Gluster-devel] Switching from OpenSSL to PolarSSL

2014-05-27 Thread Jeff Darcy
The only thing that I find that may be an issue for some use cases is https://polarssl.org/kb/generic/is-polarssl-fips-certified Not meaning to sound flippant, but if we ever did seek FIPS certification I suspect that our choice of SSL library would be the least of our worries.