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Re: [gpsd-users] Strange 14s offset with GPS 18x LVC
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Eric S. Raymond |
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Re: [gpsd-users] Strange 14s offset with GPS 18x LVC |
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Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:33:29 -0400 |
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Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) |
Miroslav Lichvar <address@hidden>:
> What about sticking to the value which was reported most often in the
> last hour or day? Then allow only one second changes and only at the
> end of June and December. I'm still not sure if it's a bug in the GPS
> firmware or a design flaw in some protocol.
Workarounds like the one you suggest to handle broken hardware have a
strong tendency to introduce subtle bugs affecting hardware that is
not broken. Experience has made me unwilling to implement them without
very strong reason.
> (btw, my messages seem to be delayed, is this list moderated?)
I've turned off the moderation bit.
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