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Re:OpenBSD cron(8) now supports random ranges with steps by justsomehnguy on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @01:30AM (#35870520)
> It's the exact opposite of reinventing the wheel.

If I need to write a wrapper script each time I need to run a task on a timer - then it is the proverbial reinventing the wheel. It doesn't matter if you call it a tool, utility or a component. Especially if this was solved decades ago.

> Not understanding the operating system you're using is fine

Ah, another mighty UNIX wizard here.

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Re:OpenBSD cron(8) now supports random ranges with steps by trasz4 on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @02:28AM (#35870829)
>If I need to write a wrapper script

And there's your problem - you don't realize "writing a wrapper script" is actually simpler than messing with config files.

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Re:OpenBSD cron(8) now supports random ranges with steps by justsomehnguy on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @10:24AM (#35874780)
The 'problem' here is you, serving the machine. I prefer the machine to serve me.
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Re:OpenBSD cron(8) now supports random ranges with steps by winrid on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @02:04PM (#35878150)
Using utilities included with your OS is not the machine serving you?
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Re:OpenBSD cron(8) now supports random ranges with steps by justsomehnguy on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @03:45PM (#35879463)
Using obsolete utilities for the sake of 'doing the right UNIX way' instead of just ticking a checkbox/adding one line in the task configuration?

Come on, I would repeat it again - it was solved for decades. Why do you need to do the things like it's 1976? Why do you insist everyone else should do that way too and abandon the fruits of the digital age?

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Re:OpenBSD cron(8) now supports random ranges with steps by winrid on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @11:59AM (#35889257)
Why would you use something other than cron for many types of tasks? Not everyone needs a distributed system to run a script periodically, they want to actually get things done. :)
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Re:OpenBSD cron(8) now supports random ranges with steps by ori_b on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @04:02PM (#35892700)
> Why do you need to do the things like it's 1976?

It was solved decades ago: in 1976. I don't understand why you feel like it wasn't.

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