Comment 11 for bug 61619

ntpdate has been deprecated upstream for a long time as previously pointed out several times. The NTP code has seen numerous security vulnerabilities and we have to assume that ntpdate is not receiving the same scrutiny anymore when compared to ntpd. This is no longer a wishlist change only. Ignoring the bitrot and neglect of this core package is getting more and more risky which really makes no sense when an alternative is readily available.

Setting milestone for vivid, hoping that it is not too late, yet.