>the few distributions that did switch to libressl eventually switched back
Note that libressl supposedly improved openssl compatibility dramatically after that.
Also note it would have been a very different scenario if Debian or Fedora actually made the switch as they should have, rather than a few smaller distributions.
Instead, incompetence was rewarded, with plenty of money thrown openssl's way. This has, in hindsight, proven to not have been a good decision; code quality is still bad, and libressl is still a world better.
Note that libressl supposedly improved openssl compatibility dramatically after that.
Also note it would have been a very different scenario if Debian or Fedora actually made the switch as they should have, rather than a few smaller distributions.
Instead, incompetence was rewarded, with plenty of money thrown openssl's way. This has, in hindsight, proven to not have been a good decision; code quality is still bad, and libressl is still a world better.