Hi, Didn't we have this discussion before? Gert basically NAK'd removing support for a library version in a dot-release, which I think is valid reasoning (even though I really would like to drop 0.9.8).
Anyway, to fill in the facts: On 22-01-18 15:55, David Sommerseth wrote: > On 22/01/18 15:12, Simon Matter wrote: >>> On 20/01/18 18:22, Selva Nair wrote: >>>> Does openvpn-vagrant include any VM provisioning with >>>> openssl-0.9.8? Until recently I had access to a few old >>>> debian boxes but now all updated and 0.9.8 testing is getting >>>> harder. >>> >>> Let me rather twist this question around ... Do we want to >>> support OpenSSL 0.9.8? Are there any Linux distributions or >>> other OSes out there in the wild which is still supported which >>> are also based on openssl-0.9.8? >> >> If it's possible without too many headaches, I'd appreciate if >> openssl-0.9.8 support would be kept in during the 2.4 series. > > Can you elaborate more on your use case? Keeping something just to > keep something is kind of a poor argument. But of course, it goes > the other way around too, we shouldn't kick it out just to kick it > out either. > > Currently, I'm mostly concerned that keeping the support span from > 0.9.8 to 1.1.x can lead to maintenance challenges in the longer run > - especially if the use cases are poor. > > To me it then gets crucial that users needing openssl-0.9.8 have > access to a maintained distribution of that particular OpenSSL > version. Otherwise, we're deluding OpenVPN users it is safe to use > openssl-0.9.8. SLES11 supports 0.9.8 upto 2022: https://www.suse.com/LinuxPackages/packageRouter.jsp?product=server&version=11&service_pack=&architecture=i386&package_name=openssl https://www.suse.com/lifecycle/ > So if we don't have really strong arguments keeping support for > this old version, we should carefully consider our options. We already removed support for < 1.0.1 in the master branch. Maybe just make sure we can get 2.5 out, and move forward that way :) -Steffan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Openvpn-devel mailing list Openvpn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-devel
