I just should point you to this remark: the difference between a specification,
whatever sort it is (RFC, what you call "standard"...) and an implementation is
all the point. Look at the "specification" of other protocols, namely IMAP,
LDAP and so on...
You cannot rely on a specification to trust all the different implementations
everywhere, just because all developers are _different_ .
Hope this helps
Thierry Michalowski
Mitch Cant wrote:
> Thanks for your thoughts.
>
> First, I don't think the thread is off-topic, as the list is (from my
> understanding) concerned with development related questions... and this is
> one.
>
> Second, I hear what you are saying, but IF openssl implements the
> specifications as defined in the appropriate standards and RFC's then I'm
> wanting to know the reason for divergence..
>
> Like is the openssl implementation to restrictive for the ssh people to use?
> Is there a flaw they were working around?
>
> If not, shouldn't there at least be an option to include the ssl libraries
> externally compiled to a sharable module?
>
> Admittedly, I'm a windows developer, but if the "DLL" is there, stable, and
> will be less demanding on system resources due to shared memory, then
> shouldn't it at least be an option?
>
> thanks,
>
> mitch
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> I wouldn't consider myself an authority, but I see value in a reasonable
> (you
> define reasonable ;-) number of implementations. It's not possible to see
> the
> whole story if the world only aproaches the problem from one direction -- I
> agree that we want the focus on quality of implementation not quantity. But
> sometimes I think you need a little bit of both. Hey, anyway, there are a
> lot
> of people on the face of the planet working on this stuff. There is
> probablly
> not enough code in any one implementation to go around! ;-)
>
> I know I'm feeding an off-topic thread... don't worry I won't post on it
> again
> -- No flames please.
>
> My $0.04
>
> Leo
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