Subject: Re: FYI: Redhat switched to curl built with libssh...

Re: FYI: Redhat switched to curl built with libssh...

From: Will Cosgrove <will_at_panic.com>
Date: Sat, 5 May 2018 11:31:10 -0700

This is disappointing, but not surprising, given the lack of modern cryto support. I hope my ECDSA/ED25519 key support and up-coming etm and chacha20 support will help spur renewed interest in maintaining the library.

Will

> On May 5, 2018, at 5:45 AM, Peter Stuge <peter_at_stuge.se> wrote:
>
> Daniel Stenberg wrote:
>> ... instead of libssh2.
>>
>> Info:
>>
>> https://fedoraproject.org//wiki/Changes/libssh-in-libcurl
>
> This is typical behavior from Red Hat, as expected given their
> position as a Linux vendor.
>
> The sad part of the story is how distributions often demonstrate
> utter disinterest in choice, diversity and information. When one
> major distribution makes some change it's a pretty sure bet that
> most other will copy shortly thereafter.
>
> For libssh2 I guess this means Kamil's contribution will end - sorry
> to see you leave the project Kamil - thanks for your work so far!
>
>
> //Peter
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