Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 21:20:13 +1300 From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org> To: Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: how to test out cron.c changes? (was: cvs commit: src/etc crontab) Message-ID: <200101100820.VAA28529@ducky.nz.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <3A5B5656.E2AAF0B5@FreeBSD.org>
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On 9 Jan 2001, at 10:20, Doug Barton wrote: > > And when you finally realize that everyone else thinks this is a great > > idea, I do not like being included in "everyone". I don't think it's a great idea. > > In fact, I'm quite sure that this is not true. I happen to be the only one > who is currently voicing opposition. IMHO, the solution is not to schedule jobs during during the changeover period. However, *if* the mods are adopted, it should default to off. Add a switch to turn them on. See how that runs for a few years. Then, and only then, if the feedback is positive, consider changing it to the default behaviour. Such a radical change to cron cannot be implemented without sufficient field testing. That will take years. It cannot be simulated. -- Dan Langille The FreeBSD Diary - http://freebsddiary.org/ FreshPorts - http://freshports.org/ NZ Broadband - http://unixathome.org/broadband/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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