"The problem is that there's no 'right' or 'wrong' here. It's like asking whether the crew of the Space Shuttle should have parachutes to protect them in the event that the shuttle explodes. OpenSSL says 'yes,' LibreSSL says a better idea would be to prevent the shuttle from exploding in the first place. Very frustrating to referee that one. All that said: these are real issues and will bite people."