Widely-used open source Network Time Protocol depends primarily on one overworked project lead
NTP's Fate Hinges On ‘Father Time’ — The Network Time Protocol provides a foundation to modern computing. So why does NTP's support hinge so much on the shaky finances of one 59-year-old developer? Tweets: @storagezilla , @kylemaxwell and @holdenweb Tweets: Mark Twomey / @storagezilla : NTP's Fate Hinges On ‘Father Time’ <- NTP is one 59 year old man, going broke. http://www.informationweek.com/ ... Kyle Maxwell / @kylemaxwell : Remember the funding situation with GPG? Turns out NTP is in the EXACT SAME SITUATION. http://www.informationweek.com/ ... Steve Holden / @holdenweb : My own life is essentially a gamble on the intangible. Others with more significant contributions face similar issues http://www.informationweek.com/ ...