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Date:      Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:25:02 -0800
From:      Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com>
Cc:        Tom Evans <tevans.uk@googlemail.com>, hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cron(8) mis-feature with @reboot long after system startup
Message-ID:  <4ED0944E.7020709@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <201111260708.pAQ78wvO045883@slippy.cwsent.com>
References:  <201111260708.pAQ78wvO045883@slippy.cwsent.com>

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On 11/25/2011 23:08, Cy Schubert wrote:
> If average users really do need to run something at boot they're likely 
> running some kind of service

I don't think second-guessing what users are doing is going to be a
useful exercise here. I will also tell you flat out that this is not the
only use for an @reboot cron job.

Rather than debating whether users *should* be doing it this way or not,
can we please focus on fixing it to be non-stupid?


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