On 4/22/2011 6:50 AM, Dave Hart wrote:
On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 09:48 AM, "Roger"<[email protected]> wrote:
I've seen these number quoted before and I don't understand
the last one. Why doesn't 6 allow for the failure of 3? Why
doesn't 7 allow for the failure of 4? Assuming that this
wasn't a mistake in the dim and distant past which keeps
on being repeated what am I missing?
Consider that "failure" here encompasses "serves bogus time". Suppose
you have 7 sources configured and 4 of them cluster nicely around an
incorrect time, with 3 clustered around UTC.
I suppose it's possible but I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for
an instance to appear!
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