From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from snark.thyrsus.com (static-71-162-243-5.phlapa.fios.verizon.net [71.162.243.5]) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 554BC2011CD for ; Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:16:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: by snark.thyrsus.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 2035B40617; Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:16:12 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:16:12 -0400 From: "Eric S. Raymond" To: Chris Kuethe Message-ID: <20120313041611.GA19984@thyrsus.com> References: <20120312210345.GC17357@thyrsus.com> <20120312212608.GC17895@thyrsus.com> <20120312213946.GE17895@thyrsus.com> <20120312224546.GA18404@thyrsus.com> <4F5EB328.5050301@c3energy.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: Organization: Eric Conspiracy Secret Labs X-Eric-Conspiracy: There is no conspiracy User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: thumbgps-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net Subject: Re: [Thumbgps-devel] Build vs. modify vs. what should we be doing anyway? X-BeenThere: thumbgps-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: esr@thyrsus.com List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:16:36 -0000 Chris Kuethe : > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 19:38, Ron Frazier (NTP) > wrote: > > I think configuration data should be stored in flash.  That way extended > > power off periods are not a problem. > > > > My BU-353 has a supercap.  That's better than a battery that I might have to > > replace, or possibly couldn't replace.  But I don't like knowing that, if I > > unplug it for a week, I'm going to have to reprogram it. > > See, I wouldn't mind losing the config after a few hours without > power. At least that way you have a way to reset the serial port when > it gets hopelessly confused - a situation known to gpsd as the > bluetooth problem. I agree with this argument. -- Eric S. Raymond