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D-Link Settles Danish Time Dispute

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cash-out-your-chips-now dept.

igb writes "The Register reports that DLink has settled the time server dispute described a little over a month ago here on Slashdot. They're going to stop using an NTP server they're not really authorized to chime with, and they've reached an amicable settlement over the use by existing products. The details of the settlement are, not unsurprisingly, somewhat vague, but let's hope that the good guys aren't out of pocket any more."

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  1. They should've known better... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    than to challenge a Time Lord!

  2. not unsurprisingly by boldtbanan · · Score: 5, Funny
    The details of the settlement are, not unsurprisingly, somewhat vague...
    I do not think that means what you think it means
  3. What I would have done by ch-chuck · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is silently migrate my legit users to another ntp server and then set the D-Link'ed ones to something like Klingon time or something bizarre, streach 8 hour days to 10 hours, etc. Of course that wouldn't solve the excess traffic, but you can get creative with revenge, especially when you're in the right.

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    try { do() || do_not(); } catch (JediException err) { yoda(err); }
    1. Re:What I would have done by PayPaI · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yes, because everyone is going to be so confused that their router is set to the wrong time that they will go out and buy a competitors product.