microserver HOWTO timeservice patch

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Eric!

On Tue, 7 Jun 2016 20:09:06 -0400
"Eric S. Raymond" <esr at thyrsus.com> wrote:

> Gary E. Miller <gem at rellim.com>:
> > I like to have gpsd start first.  That way when ntpd restarts it has
> > a good local time handy.  If ntpd starts first, it will set the
> > local clock using a remote, probably pool, server.  Then cntpd has
> > to spend a whole day undoing the damage done to the PLL.  
> 
> Patch applied.  Explanation added.

Cool.

> Gary, I live in the fond though possibly deluded hope that if I club
> you upside the head with a tire iron enough times, you might actually
> learn to DOCUMENT THESE ASSUMPTIONS WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEE THEM.

I have filed issues for most of these.  But I know the issue tracker is
where things go to die.  :-)

My find hope is they get fixed, rather than simply enshrined in the doc.

> I'm going to go modify the GPSD Time Service HOWTO now.

No patience.  I just discovered this last week from Hal.

Ditto the ARP thing.

RGDS
GARY
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