Chuck wrote on 27-10-2007 22:14: > only problem is the gps server is the only one where freebsd could even be an > option. the other time servers do other things and are entrenched in specific > linux configurations and packages. the time servers were added last on these. > they are the strat2. the gps can be freebsd if it has to be but then i have > to hassle talking one of the techs who only knows how to install windows > through installing freebsd on this machine over the phone and then i can take > over after the generic install since i am 1000 miles from the servers, and > unlike gentoo, i do not find an easy path to remote install from the first > prompt of the cd.. but i suppose that would be worth it. then ill have to > build that splitter box for the boss before i do this so his sat positioning > charts won't get interrupted :)
Installing freebsd is not more difficult than installing linux. Besides that, linux has nano capabilities too. The choice is a matter of taste, not of precision. The point I wanted to make is that synching over the internet is pushing the millisecond, and the traditional kernels have only 1 ms granularity. Synching a traditional kernel from gps doesn't seem very useful, microsecond accuracy simply gets lost in that 1 ms granularity. Jan _______________________________________________ timekeepers mailing list [email protected] https://fortytwo.ch/mailman/cgi-bin/listinfo/timekeepers
