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diff --git a/contrib/ntp/WHERE-TO-START b/contrib/ntp/WHERE-TO-START new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2e3e77b26eb1 --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/ntp/WHERE-TO-START @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +The Network Time Protocol (NTP) Version 4 Distribution + +This is a distribution of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) Version 4 +sources and documentation. NTP can be used by Unix, DEC VMS and +Microsoft Windows NT platforms to synchronize the computer clock to +external sources of time, such as other NTP time servers or a local +radio clock. The daemon included in this distribution can operate as a +server, a client, or a relay from a set of servers to a dependent client +population on a local net. This distribution includes the daemon itself, +plus utility programs and supporting documentation. + +You are welcome to the lot, with due consideration of the copyright +information in the COPYRIGHT file. You are also invited to contribute +bugfixes and drivers for new and exotic radios, telephones and sundials. +This distribution is normally available by anonymous ftp as the +compressed tar archive ntp-<version>.tar.Z in the pub/ntp directory on +louie.udel.edu and <version> is the version number. The current version +number can be found on the NTP web page <http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp>. + +A considerable amount of documentation, including build instructions, +configuration advice, program usage and miscellaneous information is +included in the ./html directory of this distribution. The intended +access method is using a web browser such as netscape; however, the +pages have been formatted so that viewing with an ordinary text editor +is practical. Start the browser on the ./html/index.htm page, which +contains additional instructions and hotlinks to the remaining pages. +Some hotlinks for the larger documents, such as related technical +memoranda, reports and papers, lead to other web sites where this +information is stashed. We apologize for the inconvenience this may +cause for users without Internet and World Wide Web access. + +If you are an old hand and just want to build the distribution, you +might find the INSTALL file a useful shortcut. A descriptive list of all +files in the base directory of this distribution is in the README file. +A list of "significant" changes for the release is in the NEWS file. + +If you're interested in helping us test pre-release versions of ntpd, +please look in <ftp://louie.udel.edu/pub/ntp/testing/>. + +David L. Mills (mills@udel.edu) +21 June 1998 |