<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61091">Hello everyone,<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61092"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61093"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61094"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61095"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61096"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61097">My
name is Mike Major. I have been a volunteer at South East Linux Fest
(SELF) every year since the beginning in 2009. ICEI held its 2018 Annual
Meeting at SELF this year in Charlotte. I met John Bell on Friday and
he explained some about ICEI and its mission. He also told me about the
NTPSec project. All of this was new to me as I had not heard of either
ICEI or NTPSec. I was able to talk to Susan Sons as well as Eric Raymond
for a few minutes. Eric gave me some more information about the NTPSec
project. </div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61098"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61099"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61100">I
mentioned that I would be interested in helping the project. Eric
thought that a good place for me to start was to build a test platform
using RPi and a GPS HAT. He also mentioned about going through the FAQ
to see if something could be added. Since then he and I corresponded once by
email. In that mail he suggested I introduce myself
on this mailing list and subscribe as well. <br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61101"></div></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61102"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61103"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61104">
All of this seems to be a bit serendipitous. I've become more and more
interested in time keeping over years, including lately an interest in
mechanical watches. I've used NTP Classic and Linux for
years. I'm fascinated that microsecond accuracy is possible over the
network. Since SELF, I have been reading the NTPSec blog posts. I
thought this would be a good way to get a basic introduction to the
project and activities. The "Steak to Sizzle" entry was compelling. The
graphing feature is really remarkable. I really enjoyed the discussion
of the graph and how the time variation was related to the heater in the
room where the computer was placed. I have built NTPSec and it is
running on my desktop machine. Very nice.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61105"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61106"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61107">Before
July 4th, I ordered a RPi and an Adafruit Ultimate HAT 2324.
Unfortunately Amazon has managed to lose my shipment. Therefore, I have
not yet started on the Stratum 1 Server. I ordered the material
again and if finally arrived yesterday. <br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61108"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61109"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61110"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61111">At
the risk of being too long-winded, here is a little more info about me.
I have an EE degree and have worked in the automotive industry building
engine and transmission controllers for the past 23 years. I have used
Linux continuously since mid 2007 and computers in general since much
earlier than that. I have programmed in several languages for my own use
and at work as well. I'd like to learn more about the project and NTP
in general. I appreciate the work you are doing and would like to be a
part of it. I'd like to become a contributor to the project and I am
rather excited to learn.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61112"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61113"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61114"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61115">Best wishes, <br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1532573056092_61116"></div>Mike Major</div></body></html>