Re: openvpn 2.6 -> 2.7

Dnia Sat, May 02, 2026 at 10:52:51AM +0200, Andrea Venturoli napisał(a):
> Hello.
> 
> Foreword: I'm not complaining at all! This is just a asking for some
> comments.
> 
> I'm been using OpenVPN 2.6 heavily for a long time.
> I see in main it was upgraded to 2.7, while in 2026Q2 there's still 2.6.19,
> which is vulnerable (2.6.20 is out).
> 
> Unfortunately 2.7 breaks many of my configs and while I can easily upgrade
> some of them, for many others it will be hard and long to have the other
> side fixed.
> 
> Reading that 2.6 will be supported until half 2028, I'm evaluating staying
> with 2.6 a bit longer (while trying to avoid running vulnerable versions).
> 
> I'm wondering whether an openvpn26 (or openvpn-legacy or whatever) port
> would make sense.
> I can probably easily downgrade 2.7 -> 2.6 and keep it updated in my local
> port tree, but maybe there are other people interested?
> 
> Any other comment?
> 
>  bye & Thanks
> 	av.

Hi Andrea,

what are the breakages ? If you need compatibility for the clients, 2.7 supports old clients, but perhaps not ancient ones.

Perhaps these problems can be fixed. The creation of an additional port is IMHO sub-optimal choice. 

Cheers
-- 
Marek Zarychta