Re: [gpsd-dev] [PATCH] Time Service HOWTO: Clarify state of RFC2783 on NetBSD.

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Greg!

On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 08:46:16 -0400
Greg Troxel <address@hidden> wrote:

> Note that RFC2783 support on serial is ancient, and works with ntpd,
> but that gpsd's PPS code does not work with it.   Note the addition of
> USB-serial RFC2783 support in NetBSD 7.
> 
> Add a missing "Linux" qualifier in discussion of Linux KPPS.

I disagree with that addition of Linux to KPPS.  More than Linux
implements RFC2783.  As you note NetBSD has added their own RFC2783, 
finally.

Sadly RFC2783 does not specify the entire API.  If NetBSD needs some
tweaks let us fix gpsd, not document that we gave up.

RGDS
GARY
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