VOTE: Rename OPENSSL_CTX to OSSL_LIB_CTX (as proposed by pull request #12621)

Dr. Matthias St. Pierre matthias.st.pierre at ncp-e.com
Thu Aug 20 08:35:25 UTC 2020


The vote has been closed, the verdict is:

     accepted:  yes  (for: 5, against: 0, abstained: 4, not voted: 2)


On 18.08.20 13:12, Dr. Matthias St. Pierre wrote:
> The main rationale behind this change is consistency, because many of the new
> OpenSSL 3.0 types have an OSSL_ prefix, and OPENSSL_CTX is a notable exception.
> More details can be found in the description and thread of pull request #12621.
>
> There was a discussion on openssl-committers and an initial poll on doodle about the
> favourite replacements for OPENSSL_CTX (https://doodle.com/poll/drku9ziwvkp6tw25).
>
> Matthias
>



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