OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt: 'ppm means “you are stupid”'

by naetiuson 7/6/2023, 12:39 AMwith 5 comments

by rgbrenneron 7/6/2023, 1:18 AM

an actual explanation: https://www.best-microcontroller-projects.com/ppm.html

by znpyon 7/6/2023, 6:33 AM

Classic theo, being toxic and stuff.

by wkdneidbwfon 7/6/2023, 12:49 AM

ah, theo, a knob till the end.

by pestatijeon 7/6/2023, 1:01 AM

> Hi,

>

> I noticed when: ntpd logs time adjustments in: /var/log/daemon it uses a

> unit of "ppm":

>

> Jun 22 23:22:20 server ntpd[45813]: adjusting clock frequency by

> -1.127600 to 0.056400ppm

>

> I checked: man ntpd and: man 2 adjfreq, and while: man 2 adjfreq

> mentions the same unit - "ppm" - it doesn't explain what that means.

>

> What does "ppm" stand for ?

Since you can't use a search engine to figure that out, I'll give you

a hint. ppm means "you are stupid".