Re: [gpsd-dev] Clarifications needed for the time-service HOWTO

[Eric S. Raymond]

Miroslav Lichvar <address@hidden>:
> > By using a large offset we basically tell ntpd to ignore it unless it is
> > the last resort.  noselect prevents that ultimate fallback.
> 
> But do you really want that fallback? If the clock was well
> synchronized, letting it drift is usually a better option than
> switching to a NMEA source, let alone one with purposely wrong fudge.
> 
> Also, it increases the chance that it will with another bad source
> outvote a good source.

I think Miroslav has a good argument here, Gary.  I won't change your
language substantively wutout your say-so, but I think you should
consider doing so. 
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                <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>