Google creates fork of OpenSSL called BoringSSL

June 21, 2014 by Paul Spoerry 2 Comments

Is this a good idea? Apparently, they have their own fixes they reapply after every #OpenSSL patch. I don't know why those don't go back upstream but it was enough they created their own fork called #BoringSSL (and frankly that name is boring).

Is it smart to have more implementation?

Google unveils independent “fork” of OpenSSL called “BoringSSL”
Stripped down package means there will be three independent versions of OpenSSL.

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