slackware-current/patches/packages/ntp-4.2.8p18-x86_64-3_slack15.0.txt

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ntp: ntp (Network Time Protocol daemon)
ntp:
ntp: The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a
ntp: computer client or server to another server or reference time source,
ntp: such as a radio or satellite receiver or modem. It provides client
ntp: accuracies typically within a millisecond on LANs and up to a few tens
ntp: of milliseconds on WANs relative to a primary server synchronized to
ntp: Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) via a Global Positioning Service
ntp: (GPS) receiver, for example.
ntp:
ntp: Homepage: https://www.ntp.org