[ntpwg] [dhcwg] Re: Network Time Protocol (NTP) OptionsforDHCPv6

[TS Glassey]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Lemon" <mellon at fugue.com>
To: "TS Glassey" <tglassey at earthlink.net>
Cc: <ntpwg at lists.ntp.org>; <dhcwg at ietf.org>; "Mark Andrews"
<Mark_Andrews at isc.org>; "Richard Gayraud (rgayraud)" <rgayraud at cisco.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [ntpwg] [dhcwg] Re: Network Time Protocol (NTP)
OptionsforDHCPv6


> On Nov 25, 2007, at 8:54 PM, TS Glassey wrote:
>> Sorry but reality is what it is, and adding this support to DHCP  opens
>> more problems than it solves.
>
> If one of the options here is for you guys to take your marbles and go
> home, I'd be all in favor of that - I don't see this converging on a  good
> solution, and I'd rather that we have no solution for now than a  bad
> solution - we can always try again later.   You guys remind me of  a
> first-time motorcycle passenger who freaks out when the bike leans  over
> in a turn, and tries to get it to stand back up.
>

Ted, opinions are wonderful, everyone has one, even you. As to the 
Motorcycle commentary - I used to race for Team Montessa so, I do know how 
to lean through a turn... and my commentary about the introduction of new 
risks to make the incidental world of the Systems/Network Administrator 
easier, I understand the goal its just the wrong way to go about it.

Todd