I am very pleased to announce that the Linux Foundation Core Infrastructure Initiative (CII), http://www.linuxfoundation.org/programs/core-infrastructure-initiative, has extended full time fellowships to Stephen Henson and Andy Polykov of the OpenSSL project. Andy will need to disengage from significant responsibilities with his current employer over a period of two months, but Steve is on the job already as the first ever dedicated full time resource.
By mutual agreement I'm not mentioning any specific numbers, but these fellowships constitute compensation comparable to what their skillsets and experience would bring in the private sector. This is huge news for OpenSSL; we will have the two key developers able to concentrate 100% on the maintenance and improvement of OpenSSL without the distractions of day jobs or worrying about rent money. While the fellowship offers are strictly hands-off, with no restrictions on what Steve and Andy can or cannot work on, it is their expectation, desire, and intention that they will focus on discharging the responsibility they have always felt to see that OpenSSL is as secure and reliable as possible. As of today "possible" has just been redefined in a very positive way. They will be able to give sustained attention to what needs attention most, as tedious and unsexy as that may be. To that end I should note that the LF CII is also funding a code audit of OpenSSL by the Crypto Audit Project (OCAP). We plan to work closely with Kenn White his colleagues on that effort. Along with the recent Nokia, Smartisan, and Huawei sponsorships this Linux Foundation funding constitutes a bright new beginning for OpenSSL. My colleagues are already busily discussing plans for leveraging these new resources to address multiple issues and revitalize OpenSSL. I hope we'll have some detailed plans to share publicly in a week or two. -Steve M. -- Steve Marquess OpenSSL Software Foundation, Inc. 1829 Mount Ephraim Road Adamstown, MD 21710 USA +1 877 673 6775 s/b +1 301 874 2571 direct marqu...@opensslfoundation.com marqu...@openssl.com gpg/pgp key: http://openssl.com/docs/0xCE69424E.asc ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
