Releases Distribution Changes - OpenSSL Blog
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I’d like to give you a heads-up about some changes we’re making at OpenSSL. We’re simplifying how you can get our software, and that means we’re …

We’re no longer using our old ftp, rsync, and git links for distributing OpenSSL. These were great in their day, but it’s time to move on to something better and safer. ftp://ftp.openssl.org and rsync://rsync.openssl.org are not available anymore. As of June 1, 2024, we’re also going to shut down https://ftp.openssl.org and git://git.openssl.org/openssl.git mirrors.

GitHub is becoming the main distributor of the OpenSSL releases.

  • toastal@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    I doubt many commenters here have used a wheelchair ramp to access a public building. Guess we should just remove all those ramps since that accessibility doesn’t affect them. The barrier to entry for setting up a wheel chair ramp is more expensive than offering at least one non-corporate code contribution method.

    • Kushan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Your analogy would fit if the deprecated methods didn’t have a higher barrier to entry than using GitHub.

      This is less like removing the wheelchair ramps and more like removing the steps at the back of the building.

      • toastal@lemmy.ml
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        7 months ago

        Maybe. Maybe if the back steps required an account with a US-based service owned by a publicly-traded megacorporation that is collecting your data as per the ToS just to enter. That’s a helluva barrier that should never be expected for free software.