[nycbug-talk] GPS hardware for OpenNTPd

[George Rosamond]

Okan Demirmen:
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 6:35 PM, George Rosamond
> <george at ceetonetechnology.com> wrote:
>> Nikolai Fetissov:
>>> Hey folks,
>>>
>>> Can anybody share any experiences with GPS receivers under OpenBSD/OpenNTPd?
>>> I'm having hard time figuring out what  hardware to look for.
> 
> nmea(4), mtms(4), endrun(4) ...
> 
>> Not to distract, but . . .
>>
>> I'm a bit confused by the idea of OpenNTPD with a GPS receiver.
>>
>> I thought OpenNTPD wasn't concerned with precision as much as security
>> and simplicity.
> 
> Simple doesn't mean lack of features :)  timedelta sensors have been
> supported for quite some time.
> 

I'm sure the features are there and the hardware support.

But if the hardware is there for serious accuracy, and openntpd isn't,
then explain why they make sense as a duo.

You're not getting the latency crap over the internet, but I don't
understand why you'd then slack when it comes to the daemon then.

g