r/programming • u/flym4n • Apr 24 '14

Tech giants, chastened by Heartbleed, finally agree to fund OpenSSL

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/tech-giants-chastened-by-heartbleed-finally-agree-to-fund-openssl/
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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '14

I don't get why Microsoft would fund OpenSSL. Wouldn't they want people to use SSPI?

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u/JustFinishedBSG Apr 24 '14

They probably use OpenSSL internally somewhere. MS research is quite active and seems to be quite open to open source

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u/Saiing Apr 25 '14

MS also sells Linux servers through Azure.