Re: [PATCH 1/1] gnu: Add acme-client.

[Hartmut Goebel]

Am 02.09.2016 um 20:50 schrieb Leo Famulari:

On Fri, Sep 02, 2016 at 08:01:55PM +0200, Hartmut Goebel wrote:

Am 02.09.2016 um 16:49 schrieb Leo Famulari:

+    (name "acme-client")

Suggestions?

acme-client-openbsd? But given that this is a stupid name, and given that https://www.metachris.com/2015/12/comparison-of-10-acme-lets-encrypt-clients/ does not list a program with this name, may we should stick with the official name.

*shiver* Why would one implement this in an language like C, which is
prone to buffer overflows, if there are implementations available in
more secure languages?

I wouldn't propose this package if it wasn't part of OpenBSD's base
system:

I'm sorry, no offence meant! I only wanted do express my doubt about using C if other implementations are available. (I just had a look at the source, which did not make me more confident in this piece of software; as far as can see they implement a  a http-client from stretch and include a json-parse instead of linking one.) I also know, OpenBSD delivers good software.

It's not our job to decide what software a sysadmin should install. It's the sysadmin's responsibility. Our job as distribution-builders is to  provide software to the sysadmin.

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