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Re: curl 7.14.0-5: OpenSSL vs GnuTLS is still a problem



On 9/12/05, Thomas Bushnell BSG <tb@becket.net> wrote:
> If they have compatible APIs.
> 
> So: if they are compatible, then yes, they should cover the same
> namespace, and then each should Provide the same package name.
> 
> Or, if they are not, they should provide different symbol names.
> 
> Or, as a second-best, they could be in different file names, with
> colliding symbol name spaces.
> 
> Or, as the absolutely worst, they could be the same file name and the
> packages could conflict.
> 
> Unfortunately, the last "solution" has been chosen.

Just wondering, why?
Is it that hard to enable 'different' symbols?



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