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| author | Dr. Stephen Henson <steve@openssl.org> | 2012-04-22 13:21:38 +0000 |
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| committer | Dr. Stephen Henson <steve@openssl.org> | 2012-04-22 13:21:38 +0000 |
| commit | e504a829a0782eb0930c06ffbd370f060cb35ad5 (patch) | |
| tree | 4a0cbd8d87cc5bb462a8b82d357ca8e4116c66ee /FAQ | |
| parent | 0d829f66817b505494663f2b99bad16f3448a01b (diff) | |
correct old FAQ answers, sync with HEAD
Diffstat (limited to 'FAQ')
| -rw-r--r-- | FAQ | 20 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ OpenSSL - Frequently Asked Questions * Why aren't tools like 'autoconf' and 'libtool' used? * What is an 'engine' version? * How do I check the authenticity of the OpenSSL distribution? +* How does the versioning scheme work? [LEGAL] Legal questions @@ -108,7 +109,9 @@ In addition, you can read the most current versions at <URL: http://www.openssl.org/docs/>. Note that the online documents refer to the very latest development versions of OpenSSL and may include features not present in released versions. If in doubt refer to the documentation -that came with the version of OpenSSL you are using. +that came with the version of OpenSSL you are using. The pod format +documentation is included in each OpenSSL distribution under the docs +directory. For information on parts of libcrypto that are not yet documented, you might want to read Ariel Glenn's documentation on SSLeay 0.9, OpenSSL's @@ -173,6 +176,19 @@ just do: pgp TARBALL.asc +* How does the versioning scheme work? + +After the release of OpenSSL 1.0.0 the versioning scheme changed. Letter +releases (e.g. 1.0.1a) can only contain bug and security fixes and no +new features. Minor releases change the last number (e.g. 1.0.2) and +can contain new features that retain binary compatibility. Changes to +the middle number are considered major releases and neither source nor +binary compatibility is guaranteed. + +Therefore the answer to the common question "when will feature X be +backported to OpenSSL 1.0.0/0.9.8?" is "never" but it could appear +in the next minor release. + [LEGAL] ======================================================================= * Do I need patent licenses to use OpenSSL? @@ -284,7 +300,7 @@ current directory in this case, but this has changed with 0.9.6a.) Check out the CA.pl(1) manual page. This provides a simple wrapper round the 'req', 'verify', 'ca' and 'pkcs12' utilities. For finer control check out the manual pages for the individual utilities and the certificate -extensions documentation (currently in doc/openssl.txt). +extensions documentation (in ca(1), req(1), x509v3_config(5) ) * Why can't I create certificate requests? |