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The SSH library
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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1* Why ?
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Why not ? :) I've began to work on my own implementation of the ssh protocol
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because i didn't like the currently public ones.
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Not any allowed you to import and use the functions as a powerful library,
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and so i worked on a library-based SSH implementation which was non-existing
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in the free and open source software world.
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2* How/Who ?
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If you downloaded this file, you must know what it is : a library for
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accessing ssh client services through C libraries calls in a simple manner.
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Everybody can use this software under the terms of the LGPL - see the COPYING
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file
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If you ask yourself how to compile libssh, please read INSTALL before anything.
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3* Where ?
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http://www.libssh.org
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4* API Changes !
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Changes between 0.4 and 0.5
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---------------------------
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We use the ssh_ prefix as namespace for every function now. There is a legacy.h
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which could be used to get the old function names.
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Changes between 0.3 and 0.4
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We changed libssh to be typesafe now:
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SSH_SESSION *session -> ssh_session session
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SFTP_SESSION *sftp -> sftp_session sftp
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CHANNEL *channel -> ssh_channel channel
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STRING *string -> ssh_string string
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...
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The options structure has been removed and there is a new function. This
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function can set all available options now. You can find the enum in the
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header file and it is documented. Example:
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ssh_options_set(session, SSH_OPTIONS_HOST, "localhost");
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5* Copyright policy
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The developers of libssh have a policy of asking for contributions to be made
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under the personal copyright of the contributor, instead of a corporate
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copyright.
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There are some reasons for the establishment of this policy:
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* Individual copyrights make copyright registration in the US a simpler
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process.
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* If libssh is copyrighted by individuals rather than corporations,
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decisions regarding enforcement and protection of copyright will, more
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likely, be made in the interests of the project, and not in the interests
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of any corporation’s shareholders.
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* If we ever need to relicense a portion of the code contacting individuals
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for permission to do so is much easier than contacting a company.
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