Re: F37 Change Proposal: libsoup 3: Part One (System-Wide Change)

2022-06-29 Thread Demi Marie Obenour
On 6/29/22 15:14, Chuck Anderson wrote: > On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 11:49:51PM +0530, Vipul Siddharth wrote: >> Fedora 37 as a compatibility library. Because libsoup is a sensitive >> network-facing HTTP library written in an unsafe language and where >> CVEs may have disastrous impact, it is not saf

Re: F37 Change Proposal: libsoup 3: Part One (System-Wide Change)

2022-06-29 Thread Michael Catanzaro
On Wed, Jun 29 2022 at 03:14:06 PM -0400, Chuck Anderson wrote: Why are we using a "network-facing HTTP library written in an unsafe language"? Shouldn't we take this opportunity to move to a safer HTTP library? Or is libsoup 3 safe(r) than libsoup 2? Not aware of any plausible alternatives

Re: F37 Change Proposal: libsoup 3: Part One (System-Wide Change)

2022-06-29 Thread Chuck Anderson
On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 11:49:51PM +0530, Vipul Siddharth wrote: > Fedora 37 as a compatibility library. Because libsoup is a sensitive > network-facing HTTP library written in an unsafe language and where > CVEs may have disastrous impact, it is not safe to leave libsoup 2 > hanging around indefin

F37 Change Proposal: libsoup 3: Part One (System-Wide Change)

2022-06-29 Thread Vipul Siddharth
This document represents a proposed Change. As part of the Changes process, proposals are publicly announced in order to receive community feedback. This proposal will only be implemented if approved by the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee. == Summary == libsoup 3 is a new API version of libs