[Bug 697676] Re: ntp kills polar bears

[Dustin Kirkland]

Hi Cristian,

Thank you very much for bringing this patch to our attention.  It is,
indeed, quite interesting, and I, too, very much have an interest in the
Ubuntu's server's energy efficiency.

There is an issue, here, though, in that ntp is an absolutely
fundamental package found on most Ubuntu desktops and servers.  The
patch from Fedora, although vetted by Fedora users, is non-trivial.
Quite the opposite, it's pretty involved and intricate.  Given the
nature of ntp in Ubuntu, I advise that we work with Debian on this
issue.  It would be best for both Debian and Ubuntu users to keep this
package as close as possible between Debian/Ubuntu.

Cheers,
Dustin

** Summary changed:

- ntp kills polar bears
+ ntp wakes once per second [was: ntp kills polar bears]

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Title:
  ntp wakes once per second [was: ntp kills polar bears]