openssl vs. libressl

[Dominik Reichardt]

> On 13.11.2015, at 10:33, René J.V. Bertin <rjvbertin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I don't really want into this kind of discussion, but 
> 
>> Libressl doesn't "emulate" OpenSSL.  It is a derivative of OpenSSL with a focus on better architecture and security. 
> 
> AFAIK it's a rewrite (has to be, to avoid licensing/copyright issues) that aims to be API compatible. No matter its other goals of being better, that still means it emulates the original:

from www.libressl.org:

"LibreSSL is a version of the TLS/crypto stack forked from OpenSSL in 2014, with goals of modernizing the codebase, improving security, and applying best practice development processes.”

so, no rewrite.