Yes, each client is correcting itself to match to the the master and as a continuous process of matching to the chosen one by following it like a closed-loop dogfight. Anyways, source / sink are ok too, and maybe a super-source as GM?
On Wed, Aug 19, 2020, 22:12 Richard Cochran <richardcoch...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 04:13:38PM +0000, Geva, Erez wrote: > > I short. It means that they are follows the leader. > > Anyone who has ever been on a hiking trip or watched ducks in a pond > knows that the leader goes in front and the followers behind, with > each follower at different distance from the leader! > > When synchronized, a clock does not "follow" but rather matches > exactly with small adjustments. So I guess that means leader/matcher? > > And as far as sheep dogs go, the dogs are not the leaders, but rather > the farmer. Maybe we should use the terms shepard/sheep? > > In any case, this is just the kind of bikeshedding discussion that I > want to avoid. Just to be clear, I will not accept leader/follower > because it simply sounds silly. > > Thanks, > Richard >
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