[X4U] OK with cron tasks if apps left running?

[zapcat]

On Jan 7, 2009, at 10:39 AM, John Baltutis wrote:

> On 1/5/09, zapcat <zapcat at speakeasy.net> wrote:
>>
>> for the "housekeeping" chores that OS X does in the wee hours, does
>> it matter whether apps are left running or not, either idle, or
>> performing chores?
>>
>> IOW, will the cron tasks happen properly and their result just as
>> good with running apps, or is it better of there are no apps running
>> at all (aside from the OS itself)?
>
>  No, it doesn't matter. Those tasks are run by launchd and periodic  
> in Tiger
> and Leopard. The connection to cron is long gone.
> _______________________________________________


thanks for that clarification, John