Proposal - drop the GPSD JSON driver

[Mark Atwood]

Got it, thanks!

On Fri, Oct 21, 2016, 5:20 PM Gary E. Miller <gem at rellim.com> wrote:

> Yo Mark!
>
> On Fri, 21 Oct 2016 21:00:24 +0000
> Mark Atwood <fallenpegasus at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > We should remove the GPSD JSON driver from NTPsec.
>
> I spend 40 minutes last night trying to get the GPSD SHM driver running
> on a RasPi.  I did not get it finished.  The experience reminds me that
> the #48 driver makes all sorts of non-standard assumptions about how
> gpsd is configured.  A configuration that is contorted and non-obvious
> to implement.
>
> I don't even want to begin to discuss the new bag of worms.  So, yes,
> I now agree, kill it off.
>
> Just one thing to remember about the experience, #48 proves that using
> JSON adds no uncertainty to the time measurements and yields identical
> results when fed to ntpd.  Please do not pull the driver until Eric
> sees, and agrees, with that result.
>
> RGDS
> GARY
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>         gem at rellim.com  Tel:+1 541 382 8588
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