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The nagware prompts of parallel are so objectionable that I will do a lot of things to avoid using it at all. So pretentious!
by orhmeh09 5y ago
The nagware prompts of parallel are so objectionable that I will do a lot of things to avoid using it at all. So pretentious!
- grawlinson 5y agoSeems like some distributions patch out the nagware. I know Arch Linux does[0]. [0]: https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-community/tree/packages/parallel/trunk https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-community/tree/package...
- queuebert 5y agoIt's also written in Perl!
- orhmeh09 5y agoVeering off course here, after experiencing how incredibly long it took to install Sqitch, I will go out of my way to avoid anything that is more than a single script, certainly anything requiring CPAN too. I don’t think there’s anything technically wrong with these programs or with Perl, they’re just presented in ways that are unique hassles in this day and age.
- MainJane 5y ago> anything that is more than a single script ... which is exactly what GNU Parallel is. Your concern is even mentioned in the design documentation: https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/parallel_design.html https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/parallel_design.html
- queuebert 5y agoI remember when Perl was the coolest thing ever. I even wrote numerical simulations in it, just to try. Only with the invention of Python and Ruby did we realize how much better things could be. Of course that the Perl inventor was an IOCCC winner should've been a red flag.
- nerdponx 5y agoOn the contrary, I think more FOSS authors should do things like this. Freedom doesn't mean you don't get to take credit for your work.
- MainJane 5y agoHave you read the FAQ? https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/parallel.git/tree/doc/citation-notice-faq.txt https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/parallel.git/tree/doc/cita...