On 2011-09-16, Doug Calvert <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > From time to time people mention that the magic number of servers is > 4,5,7 and nine. However I can not find a reference or explanation for > the magical properties. Can anyone explain the background/basis in > general? And specifically how is five or seven preferable to six?
Odd numbers are better than even-- cannot have a tie (well, actually it could) It is actually 3 that is the magic number. (can outvote one false ticker.) 5 can outvote 2, 7 can outvote 3. With 6 three may be a tie, and the three good ones will not necessarily outvote three false tickers ( but can 2) _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions
