David J Taylor wrote: > Uwe Klein wrote: > [] > >>This happened by way of LSB (http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/LSB) >>Linux Standard Base requirements which mandated a package of name >>"*xntp*" is installed in contrast to older software by name of >>"*ntp*". >>To be LSB compliant SuSE and others renamed the _current_ ntpd >>package, associated scripts and stuff "*xntp*". >> >>example: >>SuSE 9.1 xntp-4.2.0a-23 >>SuSE 9.3 xntp-4.2.0a-35 >>SuSE 10.0 xntp-4.2.0a-46 >>SuSE 10.1 xntp-4.2.0a-68 >>SuSE 10.2 xntp-4.2.2p4-6 >> >>actually these are all versions of the current ntp-4* package. >> >>uwe > > > I /knew/ there had to be a valid reason for hating Linux! Then I've done my BoyScout Good Deed for the day, leaning back, taking a cupa... > > David uwe
apropos: is there I a history of the ntp -> xntp -> ntp dev-path somewhere? _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
