wtf is .github?

This repository, openssl/.github, is a special setup project that holds shared configuration files for the OpenSSL organization on GitHub. Rather than containing code that you'd download and use directly, it provides behind-the-scenes rules and templates that automatically apply across all of the individual OpenSSL source code repositories. OpenSSL itself is a widely used toolkit for securing internet communications. This particular project doesn't implement any of that security software. Instead, when someone creates a new repository under the OpenSSL GitHub organization, GitHub automatically pulls default files, like issue templates, pull request guidelines, and profile descriptions, from this central location. This ensures consistency across the organization's many projects. The people who benefit from this are the maintainers and contributors working on the OpenSSL project. For example, if a contributor wants to report a bug, this configuration ensures they see a standardized template asking for the right details, regardless of which specific OpenSSL repository they're visiting. It saves the core team from manually setting up the same administrative files in every new repository they create. Beyond knowing that it serves this organizational role, the README doesn't go into detail about the specific files or settings included. The repository is purely an administrative tool, notable mainly as a structural practice: it keeps the focus on the actual cryptography code in the main projects, while quietly managing the GitHub experience from the background.