Re: Simple Parallel Processing Question

This can simply be done in Parallel::ForkManager but I cannot download and install it in our system for security reason.

But the security reasons don't prevent your from copying code from a website (like Perlmonks)? Do the security reasons prevent you from copying the code of Parallel::ForkManager from here?

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Re^2: Simple Parallel Processing Question by tilly (Archbishop) on Jan 22, 2009 at 01:56 UTC
My experience suggests that when management says "security" and implements a stupid policy, they are extremely unlikely to respond well to any employees who demonstrate how stupid the policy is. Secondly copying the code and inserting it into the codebase carries very real intellectual property risks. Copying a freely available snippet from a website carries far smaller risks, particularly when the author is available to give permission. So yeah, it is a stupid rule. But I wouldn't recommend breaking it in an obvious way.	[reply]

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Re^2: Simple Parallel Processing Question
by tilly (Archbishop) on Jan 22, 2009 at 01:56 UTC

Secondly copying the code and inserting it into the codebase carries very real intellectual property risks. Copying a freely available snippet from a website carries far smaller risks, particularly when the author is available to give permission.

So yeah, it is a stupid rule. But I wouldn't recommend breaking it in an obvious way.

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