J,
On 16/11/2005, at 1:20 AM, J Moore wrote:
It *is* an inaccurate statement of what ntpd is doing to the system's
time. ntpd is your product - if you're happy with this little flaw,
then
that's fine - leave it as is. But again, "The emperor has no clothes!"
The word "adjusting" does not imply an instantaneous action or
completed action, because the "ing" on the end implies that the process
is still taking place. If the line said "adjusted by", then you would
have a point. But it doesn't, so you don't.
It seems that Henning's English is better than yours.
Can this be dropped now? Or do you need to continue making a big deal
out of nothing?
Shane J Pearson
