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

[Robert A. (Bob) Hall]

Does this mean that Anacron or McJanitor are not required for the mac 
user who operates only an hour or do each day?

>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.
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