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[Edwin Grubbs <edwin.grubbs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Since the job queue system just requires a run() method to do the
actual work, I'm surprised that there isn't a cron script that runs
any job type that doesn't opt to use its own cron script. As it is
now, any new job table needs a new script, and that means a new
database user also has to be added. Is there any reason we don't have
a generic cron script already? A single cron script would also make it
easier to control how many jobs are being run in parallel, and that
would help prevent overloading the system, which would in turn help
accurately estimating the time till a job is finished.

-Edwin