Re: [gpsd-dev] New 0.5 draft of the SemPiTernal HOWTO

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Frank!

On Mon, 9 May 2016 19:11:56 -0400
Frank Nicholas <address@hidden> wrote:

> The reason I suggested it was part of the package & removed by
> removing the package is because I Eric’s How To has steps for
> removing Debian NTP.  (GPSd is not installed by default.)

Fair enough, but Eric wants the Howto to help people debug when they
skipped a step, like removing the distro ntpd.

> Maybe he just needs to add a note that if the pre-installed NTP is
> not removed, his How To will fail.  Same applies to gpsd - if they
> have tested gpsd from Debian, they need to remove it or the How To
> will fail.

Almost good enough.  A lot of people might install gpsd, then forget they
did, or their lab partner might have installed it.  Or a new update of
their distro may skip it in as a hidden dependency.

When doing math, I understand that minimal proof is sufficient, but
when dealing with actual humans it is good to circle back on tests from
different angles to catch the sloppy.

RGDS
GARY
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