Has Google changed their stance on not wanting BoringSSL to be a replacement for OpenSSL as an open source project? https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/06/20/boringssl.html

No, although I've been pinging Ben Laurie on having them slap version numbers on it periodically. I think that'd be nice.

The (perhaps obviously biased) TLS Under Siege talk by Google's Neel Mehta ranked BoringSSL #1 (of 2) when it came to OpenSSL forks, FWIW:

https://ruxconbreakpoint.com/assets/2014/slides/TLS%20Under%...