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> SSL libraries will get better if they get used more. The developers will make them better. Or if they can't, we'll find a solution that works.

I keep hearing this, but failing to see it. Since OpenSSL's inception.

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BoringSSL and LibreSSL are two non-trivial projects to improve SSL libraries that started within the last 2 years. They may not be at an ideal state yet, but a lot of work is being done to move the baseline to a better state.

But that's exactly my point. Perhaps we needed this to push us?

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