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

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On 6/29/22 15:14, Chuck Anderson wrote:
> 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?

I absolutely agree.
-- 
Sincerely,
Demi Marie Obenour (she/her/hers)
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