Gordon Lack enhanced the oe-alliance/oe-alliance-core repository by improving boot-time clock synchronization across devices. He relocated the ntpdate-sync process from if-up.d to init.d, introduced a new ntp-setdate init script, and updated the build recipe to standardize NTP-based clock setting during system startup. Using shell scripting and build system expertise, Gordon focused on increasing the determinism and reliability of system time initialization, which reduced timestamp skew in logs and improved the stability of time-dependent services. His work demonstrated a solid grasp of system administration and scripting, delivering a maintainable solution that addressed timing consistency at the system level.