openssl vs. libressl

[Bradley Giesbrecht]

> On Nov 11, 2015, at 4:15 AM, René J.V. Bertin <rjvbertin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> - when a user made the opposite choice (say libressl instead of openssl), doing `port install curl` (for example) will translate to `port install curl +libressl` which means s/he won't benefit of binary packages for curl when curl has not expressed a preference for libressl.

I believe most openssl dependent ports are not binary distributable due to the openssl license.

If libressl has a better license this would be a good reason to make it the default ssl and openssl the alternative.


Regards,
Bradley Giesbrecht (pixilla)

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