alternative to cron? [closed]

Question

Does anyone know of a good alternative to cron? I would like something that can be run with different time zones.

Answer 1

Just for the sake of completeness, cronie supports the CRON_TZ variable.

Answer 2

MacOS X has replaced cron, at, xinet, and watchdog with open source launchd (Wikipedia). Process properties are described in a XML file, which allows passing arguments. Switching timezones should trivial.

Answer 3

You may consider Quartz (a java-based solution), that can take advantage of Date build in the appropriate TimeZone.

Answer 4

For the future readers, consider Chronos, developed and open sourced by AirBnB. check it out at http://nerds.airbnb.com/introducing-chronos/