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Re: [gpsd-dev] Off by a second
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Eric S. Raymond |
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Re: [gpsd-dev] Off by a second |
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Wed, 1 Jul 2015 17:59:15 -0400 |
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Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) |
Hal Murray <address@hidden>:
> Can a unit provide time before that? My guess is they compiled in a default
> GPS-UTC offset.
I'm pretty certain that guess is correct. We know of at least one
case in which the vendor caught a clue, originally shipping with a zero
offset and including one current to the date of manufacture in later
firmware revs.
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