-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On January 24, 2003 23:34, Ben Reser wrote: > On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 11:35:54AM +0100, Lenny Cartier wrote: > > [Contrib-RPM] > > > > --=-=-= > > Name : chrony Relocations: (not > > relocateable) Version : 1.19 > > Vendor: MandrakeSoft Release : 1mdk > > Build Date: Thu Jan 23 10:58:00 2003 Install date: (not > > installed) Build Host: bi.mandrakesoft.com Group > > : System/Configuration/Other Source RPM: (none) Size > > : 242079 License: GPL Packager > > : Lenny Cartier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > URL : http://chrony.sunsite.dk/index.php > > Summary : Chrony clock synchronization program > > Description : > > A pair of programs for keeping computer clocks accurate. > > chronyd is a background (daemon) program and chronyc is a > > command-line interface to it. Time reference sources for > > chronyd can be RFC1305 NTP servers, human (via keyboard and > > chronyc), and the computer's real-time clock at boot time > > (Linux only). chronyd can determine the rate at which the > > computer gains or loses time and compensate for it whilst no > > external reference is present. chronyd's use of NTP servers > > can be switched on and off (through chronyc) to support > > computers with dial-up/intermittent access to the > > Internet. chronyd can also act as an RFC1305-compatible NTP > > server. > > If this package really works right can we move it to main? Then > change the installer to use it instead of ntpd? Most people > really don't want an ntp server just to sync their time. This > looks to be more appropriate for most people.
Do you really think so? Hmmmmm... I've used them both and I find that I prefer ntp in 'always connected' situations. I find chrony to be better suited to intermittent (dial-up) connections. I suppose I'm forced to agree with you insofar as 'most people' are likely still on dial-up. The advantage to chrony is that it will estimate a drift rate and 'initstep' the clock after a long period disconnected. OTOH, ntp is simpler and is still the _de_ _facto_ standard, though, no? - -- Dave Fluri PGP Public Key-ID 3F64B9AC -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+Mhueo1mPmT9kuawRAr9iAJsHpBGyldktaUMBiMR0UxOCW/epTQCfU114 WafVhRqqb2+X+d2Az1ymZKo= =86h1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
