[icefo]

Thank you ! That was interesting read. The main problems with LibreSSL are software compatibility since most software only build against OpenSSL and performance because the portable version doesn't include optimisations for other platforms than x86_64

The slides came out in 2014 so the API / ABI thing was probably true then but not anymore.

Maybe things would have been different if LibreSSL was backed by a major Linux distribution and OpenBSD. Even then Unix/Linux is not the only target of a lot of software and I doubt a lot of developer would have put the time to support both.

[Edit] I just saw in an other comment that LibreSSL is used in MacOSX and windows for openSSH. Maybe developers will consider it if it becomes available on major platforms

[CameronNemo]

FYI Void recently enabled hardware acceleration for ARM and PowerPC architectures in LibreSSL.

[chasil]

Apple uses LibreSSL as I understand.

[mrpippy]

Yes, but it’s only for use by system libraries. The header files aren’t shipped, and applications should use their own copy rather than trying to use the system’s.