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| author | lloyd <[email protected]> | 2011-05-02 16:41:56 +0000 |
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| committer | lloyd <[email protected]> | 2011-05-02 16:41:56 +0000 |
| commit | c753e8936e9767a505abfde203186193574609d3 (patch) | |
| tree | 807a2ab757668614c50d5137f98ab410ebf5351a /doc/faq.txt | |
| parent | 1a2245e2dda5c2cda340ded685d1c72d9fdff9f2 (diff) | |
Doc and theming updates
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diff --git a/doc/faq.txt b/doc/faq.txt index 38be253a7..2e5ff1e91 100644 --- a/doc/faq.txt +++ b/doc/faq.txt @@ -28,16 +28,20 @@ stability between releases on the development branch, and API changes may be made without notice. Feel free to send comments on API changes, or API problems, to the list. -If you want to ship a binary that is usable out of the box on a Linux -distro that ships botan (most do), or you want to ensure you're not -having to track a moving target, you'll probably prefer using the +If you don't want to have to worry about tracking a moving target, and +just want something that works, you'll probably prefer using the stable releases. If you want to get the latest features, the -development releases are the obvious choice. If you're building an -application that will embed botan into it (without relying on a shared -library), you want to use an amalgamation build, which basically turns -botan into a single header and a single source file which you can -easily include in your existing application build; this feature is -currently only available in the development trees. +development releases are the obvious choice. + +If you want to ship a binary that is usable out of the box on a Linux +distro that ships botan, you'll probably want to match versions with +that distro; as of this writing most ship with 1.8. + +If you're building an application that will embed botan into it +(without relying on a shared library), you want to use an amalgamation +build, which basically turns botan into a single header and a single +source file which you can easily include in your existing application +build. In this case you can pick which ever tree you prefer. The self-test program can't locate the library ----------------------------------------------- @@ -165,8 +169,8 @@ You can do any combination of: Does botan support SSL/TLS, SSH, S/MIME, OpenPGP... ------------------------------------------------------------ -Support for SSL/TLS is included in the most recent development -releases (1.9.x). Currently SSLv3 and TLS 1.0 and 1.1 are supported. +Support for SSL/TLS is included in version 1.9.4 and later. Currently +SSLv3 and TLS 1.0 and 1.1 are supported. `NetSieben SSH <http://netsieben.com/products/ssh/>`_ is an open source SSHv2 implementation that uses botan. |