[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#662770: ntp: should it be a ntp client by default?

[afuentes]

Package: ntp
Version: 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-3
Severity: wishlist

I think /usr/share/doc/ntp/README.Debian.gz is bad worded. Correct me if im
wrong but it says "[...]The default ntp.conf file is set up for an NTP "client"
that [...]" "[...]Extra configuration work will be necessary to offer time
service to other hosts. [...]"

By default, it works as a server not just as a client. Also I think by default
it should not act as a server as is superseding ntpdate[1], and the most
regular use case should be to install ntp is to keep in sync the time of your
local computer.

[1] from ntpd man page:
       -q     Exit the ntpd just after the first time the clock is set.  This
behavior mimics that of the ntpdate program, which is to be
              retired.  The -g and -x options can be used with this option.
Note: The kernel  time  discipline  is  disabled  with  this
              option.



-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (800, 'unstable'), (700, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB, LC_CTYPE=en_GB (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages ntp depends on:
ii  adduser    3.113+nmu1
ii  dpkg       1.16.1.2
ii  libc6      2.13-26
ii  libcap2    1:2.22-1
ii  libedit2   2.11-20080614-3
ii  libopts25  1:5.12-0.1
ii  lsb-base   3.2-28.1
ii  netbase    4.47

Versions of packages ntp recommends:
ii  perl  5.14.2-7

Versions of packages ntp suggests:
ii  ntp-doc  1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-3

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