I too, will miss Mr. Gilmore. In addition to technology he gave us much history, often on non-IT topics, that were usually at least somewhat related to the original post. Obviously his technical expertise is much beyond my own. His style never bothered me much. I have yet to look up ad hominem.
What does sadden me in the twilight of my own career is the emergence of "internet bravado" whereby things are said via email/social media that would never be said in a face to face environment. I'd have thought that this list would be immune from that virus. John: I know you're lurking, please re-consider. Some don't like you, others do. How is that different from the rest of life? -------------------------------------------------- From: "Andrew Joyce" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 12:18 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: TRTE, etc.
Sorry to see you go. I always read your posts. Andrew -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Gilmore Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 9:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: TRTE, etc. After discussions with Jean Snow, the list owner, I have concluded that my views and, even more, controversial style are incompatible with her and others' notions of what is proper here. I am unwilling to conform to these proprieties, and this is therefore my last post here. Ave atque vale. John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA
