>On Thu, Dec 23, 1999 at 11:53:16AM -0600, Leland V. Lammert wrote:
> > As a toolkit, OpenSSL can only be used *directly* by a programmer
> > that knows C/C++, and in that case documentation is not required, as
> > the programmer has the experience to use the toolkit directly.
>
>As a programmer using OpenSSL, I have to say that this statement is false.
I don't normally like to post "me too" messages, but...
What he said!
OpenSSL is a great example of everything that is right about
OpenSource software. It provides a very good, flexible solution for
a complex problem. The contributions of many talented people make it
an excellent resource, and reading the source is a very interesting
education.
But the state of the API documentation is dismal. Much of what does
exist is dated, incomplete, or simply not useful. To say that
OpenSSL should only be used by people who can understand the source
code seems to imply that we should replace one computing priesthood
-- the commercial software vendors -- with another -- people with
enough training and experience to understand some rather difficult
material.
cjh
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