cleanup of apps/ and an answer

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  DEVELOPMENT STATE

  OPEN ISSUES

    o  The apps/ dir should be cleaned up. 

       Ralf proposes the following cleanup:

       1. We rename the ssleay program to openssl.

          => This way it's consistent with out project and

             with the already started openssl(1) manpage, etc.

       2. We no longer create such a lot of <command> links for

          "openssl <command>". Instead we follow the "cvs" interface idea

          where all <command>s are called as "cvs <command>".

          => This no longer messes up the install dir with

             symlinks and provides a single-one and consistent command line

             interface. Additionally we can document it nicely with the single

             already started openssl(1) manual page.

       Status: Ralf +1

    o  The installation under "make install" produces a very

       installation layout: $prefix/certs and $prefix/private dirs.  That's

       not nice. Ralf suggests to move the two certs and private dirs either

                       moving it to $prefix/etc/. +0 for $prefix/lib/

                       and $prefix/share.

               Paul: why is it not nice?

               Ralf: because it messes up the install dir when

                     $prefix is not a dedicated area like /usr/local/ssl.

                     When we move them to a standard subdir like

                     etc/ lib/ or share/ we don't mess up things

                     when $prefix is /usr or /usr/local, etc.

                     Additionally it makes package vendors life

                     easier....

    o  Support for Shared Libraries has to be added at least

       for the major Unix platforms. The details we can rip from the stuff