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GNU Parallel is also a very useful tool, and it's written in Perl 5.

• xyproto 6y ago
  A useful tool with a highly annoying message to the user if you're using Fedora.
  • mfontani 6y ago
    That's odd, but interesting. What warning? Is it Fedora-specific?
    • xyproto 6y ago
      It's specific to the tool, but most distros disable the message. > If you want GNU Parallel to be maintained in the future, and not just wither away like so many other free software tools, you need to help finance the development. etc For more details, check out the Arch Linux patches that patch this super-annoying message out: https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/tree/trunk?h=packages/parallel https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/tree/trunk?... The message appears every time when using GNU parallel unless a very long flag is given or the executable has been patched. I think it goes against the philosophy of most open source software that comes with Linux distros, where you are given software freely, but pay back by contributing to the overall open source community, if you can and want. (This is my subjective interpretation of the matter).
      • mfontani 6y ago
        I see. I mostly use Debian, and it seems that their "parallel" package removed the notice. More info at: https://sources.debian.org/patches/parallel/20161222-1.1/ https://sources.debian.org/patches/parallel/20161222-1.1/
• ketzu 6y ago
  Was that the tool requesting to be cited if it was used anywhere near a publication? I wanted to use it but also wanted to respect the wishes of the author, so, as I disagreed with the note, had to use something else.