On Monday 28 August 2006 01:47, Linda Walsh wrote:
Was curious, anyone know why the ntp package is named xntp under SuSE? I know its been that way since the 7.x days, and now it's likely for the easy compatibility during upgrades, but how did it get the "x" in the first place?
Just curious...
Hiya! Google: what is the difference between xntp and ntp? 2nd result: http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/ntpfaq/NTP-s-def.htm ----------------- Dennis Fergusson intended the "x" as "experimental". I got maybe twenty messages over the years suggesting the x was not appropriate for code in use over a decade and I dropped it for NTPv4. See the paper on NTP history at http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/papers.htm. In practice xntp refers to an implementation of version three or older while ntp refers to implementation of version four (or later). ----------------- -- ----- stephan@s11n.net http://s11n.net "...pleasure is a grace and is not obedient to the commands of the will." -- Alan W. Watts