Re: F37 Change Proposal: libsoup 3: Part One (System-Wide Change)

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On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 11:49:51PM +0530, Vipul Siddharth wrote:
> Fedora 37 as a compatibility library. Because libsoup is a sensitive
> network-facing HTTP library written in an unsafe language and where
> CVEs may have disastrous impact, it is not safe to leave libsoup 2
> hanging around indefinitely, but we are not yet ready to remove it
> altogether. We will propose removing libsoup 2 (and all applications
> and libraries that still depend on it) for Fedora 39 in a separate
> change proposal.

Why are we using a "network-facing HTTP library written in an unsafe
language"?  Shouldn't we take this opportunity to move to a safer HTTP
library?  Or is libsoup 3 safe(r) than libsoup 2?
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