Sorry for taking so long to get back to you on this. The end of term is a busy time!
On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 07:36:19PM +0100, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > > --- debian/control 2006-12-17 00:26:08.000000000 -0500 > > +++ debian-new/control 2006-12-17 00:55:59.000000000 -0500 > > @@ -12,13 +12,15 @@ > > Conflicts: time-daemon, ntp, chrony > > Replaces: time-daemon, ntp, chrony > > Description: OpenBSD NTP daemon > > - NTP, the Network Time Protocol, is used to keep the computers clock > > - synchronize. It provides the ability to sync the local clock to remote > > - NTP servers and can act as NTP server itself, redistributing the local > > - clock. > > + NTP, the Network Time Protocol, is used to keep computer clocks > > + accurate by synchronizing them over the Internet or a local network, > > + or by following an accurate hardware receiver that interprets GPS, > > + DCF-77, NIST or similar time signals. > > openntpd can not synchronize to an GPS or simular directly, it only works > with other ntp servers. On the other hand, the ntp package does support > those things. While it is true that this is how the protocol works, it > might be confusing, and people might think that openntpd also supports > those local reference clocks. I suppose that would present two possibilities: a) Leave the description of NTP as-is and note in the next paragraph where it says that only a subset of the protocol is implemented that syncing with local reference clocks is not supported, or b) Modify the first paragraph in some way to not include a complete description of the NTP protocol. I'm not sure which way you'd prefer, as the package maintainer. (a) seems to leave less possibility of confusion but only if users are sure to read the whole description. (b) I'm not sure how to do without leaving in an inaccurate description of NTP or rewriting the whole description. If you want to edit the new description to your liking I can look over it for errors afterward if you want (though I understand that the original errors weren't yours). Or, you can note your preference and I'll try my hand at fixing the description again. I'd just like to get the package a better description than it has now! Thanks, Christine -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
