Adjust EC_GROUP_get_basis_type() documentation

After the GF2m removal, this function always returns 0, so adjust the
documentation and remove EC_GROUP_get_{trinomial,pentanomial}_basis()
that were l

Adjust EC_GROUP_get_basis_type() documentation

After the GF2m removal, this function always returns 0, so adjust the
documentation and remove EC_GROUP_get_{trinomial,pentanomial}_basis()
that were left behind. Also add a tiny grammar tweak in the HISTORY
section.

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Remove references to openssl/obj_mac.h

Consumers should include openssl/objects.h instead.

As suggested by tb@, merge the description of OPENSSL_EC_NAMED_CURVE
and OPENSSL_EC_EXPLICIT_CURVE
from OpenSSL commit 146ca72c Feb 19 14:35:43 2015 +0000
after tb@ changed the default from 0 to OPEN

As suggested by tb@, merge the description of OPENSSL_EC_NAMED_CURVE
and OPENSSL_EC_EXPLICIT_CURVE
from OpenSSL commit 146ca72c Feb 19 14:35:43 2015 +0000
after tb@ changed the default from 0 to OPENSSL_EC_NAMED_CURVE
in ec/ec_lib.c rev. 1.41,
which is the same default that OpenSSL uses since 1.1.0.

While merging, drop the description of the pre-1.1.0 behaviour.
It seems irrelevant to me because tb@ found no application in Debian
codesearch using OPENSSL_EC_EXPLICIT_CURVE. A former devious default
that was probably never relied upon by anyone does not need to be
documented.

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Merge documentation of EC_GROUP_order_bits(3) from the OpenSSL 1.1.1
branch, which is still under a free license.
While here, also merge a few other improvements, mostly regarding
EC_GROUP_get_order(

Merge documentation of EC_GROUP_order_bits(3) from the OpenSSL 1.1.1
branch, which is still under a free license.
While here, also merge a few other improvements, mostly regarding
EC_GROUP_get_order(3) and EC_GROUP_get_cofactor(3); in particular,
some statements below RETURN VALUES were outright wrong.
This patch includes a few minor tweaks and an addition to HISTORY by me.
Feedback and OK tb@.

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finish crypto HISTORY; mostly 1.1.0/6.3, but also various other fixes

crypto HISTORY up to 0.9.8; researched from OpenSSL git

crypto HISTORY up to 0.9.7; researched from OpenSSL git

Distribute the text of ec(3) to the individual EC manuals where it belongs.
Make sure EC_GROUP_new(3) points to all EC manuals and all EC manuals
point back to EC_GROUP_new(3), and add some other use

Distribute the text of ec(3) to the individual EC manuals where it belongs.
Make sure EC_GROUP_new(3) points to all EC manuals and all EC manuals
point back to EC_GROUP_new(3), and add some other useful links as well.
Change all links to ec(3) to point to EC_GROUP_new(3) instead.

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Delete most references to crypto(3). That page isn't useful enough
to be pointed to from random individual pages.

Copyright and license

various cleanup;

various cleanup;

first pass; ok schwarze

convert DSA and EC manuals from pod to mdoc