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

[Ray Satiro]

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?