Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 20:19:13 -0700 From: "M.R.Murphy" <mrm@MARMOT.Mole.ORG> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com, pechter@shell.monmouth.com Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: no subject (file transmission) Message-ID: <199606270319.UAA18926@meerkat.mole.org>
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> > > I'm a fan of OS/x and Pyramid dual universe stuff (which I will add to > > Freebsd -- think universe bsd and universe gnu/linux) and EVEN I think ONE > > Yuck! That was a total kludge, and Apollo's variant symlinks a far > more powerful/flexible approach (plus you don't have an extra > "universe" command, you just set environment variables - principle of > least surprise). Please don't perpetuate that system! :-( > > > 2. Declare the BSD method (the REAL original crontab) the winner. > > I think this is probably our best bet. > I have a Pyramid Granite Pen on my desk and the scars to go with it. I still prefer the dual crontab as it now exists. Vixie did a good job. It's easy for root to edit /etc/crontab and make all sorts of friendly things happen for different users. It's also easy to administer a multi-user cron environment. A little reading of the man pages, man crontab, man 5 crontab, and cat /etc/crontab goes a long way toward understanding why the current cron is a good one. Don't fix what ain't broke. Fix documentation if necessary. -- Mike Murphy mrm@Mole.ORG +1 619 598 5874 Better is the enemy of Good
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