ntpsec: reference driver 38/hopf 6021

[Eric S. Raymond]

(Copied to the ntpsec devel list.)

Martin Kotzan <m-ntp at kotzan.net>:
> Hi Eric,
> 
> great to see you are taking ntp into this century!
> 
> 
> I'd like to holler about the planned removal of driver type 38 (Hopf 6021
> serial).
> 
> This driver is still needed by current Hopf clocks connected via serial
> connection, so the "6021" part is probably a misnomer. These clocks are
> used for infrastructure applications on systems not connected to the
> internet. (So my  employer will start using ntpsec in 5 years or so when
> it has made it into an enterprise distribution.)
> 
> Reference:
> http://www.hopf.com/en/ => Download => Technical Descriptions
> http://www.hopf.com/en/manuals_en.html
> 
> e.g. current GPS clock 6844:
> http://www.hopf.com/manuals/english/pdf_6---/e6844(RC)_0601.pdf
> 
> "6.3.3 Data String for NTP (Network Time Protocol)"
> "parameter of transmission:
> - hopf Standard String (6021)"
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Martin

Noted.  You are our very first device-saving holler from outside the
devteam itself.

Should we change the device name to just "Hopf serial"? What models other
than the 6021 does this cover?
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		<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a>