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Re: Bug#958710: ITP: nss-tls -- encrypted glibc name resolving library which uses DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH)



On Friday, April 24, 2020 11:11:49 AM EDT Kan-Ru Chen wrote:
> * Package name    : nss-tls
>   Description     : encrypted glibc name resolving library which uses
> DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH)
> 
> nss-tls is an alternative, encrypted name resolving library to use
> with glibc, which uses DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH).

Without knowing more that what is in the ITP, nss-tls seems like a counter-
intuitive name for something that doesn't use TLS, but instead HTTPS.

Is this really the best name for the package?  Could you explain the 
background behind the name?

Scott K

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