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List:       fink-users
Subject:    [Fink-users] Re: OpenSSL and Panther
From:       Darian Lanx <dmalloc () users ! sourceforge ! net>
Date:       2004-03-30 8:11:48
Message-ID: 40692BC4.3050207 () users ! sourceforge ! net
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Pablo Bendersky wrote:
> Hello,
> When trying to install any crypto package (lynx-ssl,
> svn-ssl, etc.), I see that they all depend on OpenSSL.
> OpenSSL is already installed on Panther, so I'm not
> sure why do I need to install it from fink too and end
> up with two OpenSSL installations. Is there any
> system-openssl package that I'm missing? How hard
> would it be to create one?

OpenSSL is a security critical application. Security updates take Apple 
usually a rather long time and historically there was no OpenSSL if I 
recall correctly. That is why we choose to supply our own OPenSSL. But 
since Max is the maintainer I am sure he can explain this better to you

-d


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