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LinuxSecurity.com: OpenSSL 0.9.6d and 0.9.7 Release Plan and Schedule

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 18, 2002

“The OpenSSL developers team is pleased to announce the upcoming
release of OpenSSL 0.9.7. OpenSSL 0.9.7 contains several changes
and enhancements in many fields; please check out the NEWS and
CHANGES files for details. Some of the changes made break
compatibility, so that application developers and distribution
providers may need a transition period. We have therefore decided
for a 2-step strategy:

  • “Release 0.9.6d:
    OpenSSL 0.9.6d will be the last release of the 0.9.6 series,
    containing all of the latest bugfixes while maintaining
    compatibility.
  • “Release 0.9.7:
    OpenSSL 0.9.7 contains many enhancements and some incompatible
    changes. It also includes the bugfixes found in 0.9.6d (except for
    those obsoleted by other changes)…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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