Hi there.

Maintainer of GNU parallel here.

On Dec 03 2014, Mert Dirik wrote:
> Now that moreutils has a new maintainer, do you consider dealing with this
> issue? It would be very helpful for people who want to install both parallel
> and moreutils together.

If the parallel from moreutils is split into a separate binary package, then
I am willing to remove the Conflicts from (GNU) parallel.

> Another option would be renaming the parallel binary and using alternatives
> for both packages.

Alternatives won't work, because the programs don't support compatible
command lines.


Regards,

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