Steve Sorry about the delay. You've been owed an apology for a long time. It's just I processed the thread without the "was" first - and other matters came along.
I got round finally to the archive search you suggested and discovered your contributions to this topic the last time (?) it flared up in June 2007. So I apologise for not appreciating you are on the side of "for correct use"[1] as opposed to "for incorrect use". It's just I prefer your complete sentences over your cryptic references! So, to the reasons about which I have protested already, namely 1. "USS" is ambiguous when TELNET, possibly TN3270, is under discussion 2. "USS" can be mistaken as *only* meaning UNIX System Services you added, back in June 2007, 3. The risk for a maintenance query to be misrouted when "USS" is misused as a keyword I would have thought that, for those who specifically don't care about the other two - and I can name at least one with explicit written evidence - this last consideration should be compelling - but there's no accounting for bigotry. Incidentally, apropos of your interesting post of "Wed, 6 Jun 2007 17:47:51 - 0400", I have always assumed that the so popular expression "whatever" - which is I believe what you meant as the disappearing distinction between IBM and the rest when it comes to product quality - is one word rather than two. I always equate it to a particularly expression associated with those closely associated with the Mediterranean which involves the following simultaneously: a. a slight raising of the shoulders b. a slight jutting of the chin c. an exhalation in the form of what linguists call a "plosive" usually written as "Eh!" Chris Mason [1] And having (re)read (very probably) the whole of that interesting post I can now rephrase that to "on the side of the angels"! On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:26:33 -0400, Thompson, Steve <[email protected]> wrote: >Deep breath you need. > >Archive search you might. > >The picture and last laugh came from one who had been rebuffed for >pointing out the confusion caused by using USS instead of OE or OMVS, or >some such. > >Regards, >Steve Thompson > > >-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of Chris Mason >Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 4:51 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: USS misuse (was Re: Mainframe hacking) > >How ridiculous to propose that this is some sort of competition! And if >it >was so to be presented, the VTAM component would win by about two >decades. > >Given that Howard Rifkind, supported by Jim Horne and Bruno Sugliani, >jumped >immediately to the incorrect interpretation of USS, that Ivan Warren >denied >the correct interpretation of USS and that Mary Anne Matyaz felt she had >to >apologise for the correct interpretation of USS, correct use of USS is a >matter of *respect* for fellow list users. > >This unnecessary misunderstanding, compounded by denial and apology, has >demonstrated that insistence on the correct use of USS is far from >pedantry. > >What further nonsense is meant by "last laugh" and "interesting picture" >I >have no idea - perhaps the writer didn't checking the wind direction ... > >Perhaps considering "listiquette" before posting is to be recommended. > >As long as I am attacked on this point, I will repel with equal vigour. > >Chris Mason > >On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:33:15 -0400, Thompson, Steve ><[email protected]> wrote: > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On >>Behalf Of Chris Mason >>Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 11:19 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: Mainframe hacking >> >><SNIPPAGE> >>The interpretation Howard, Jim and Bruno arrived at is, of course, >total >> >>nonsense, caused solely because this persistent misuse of an >>abbreviation for >>UNIX System Services. So much so that USS can even be denied its proper >>interpretation!!! >> >>Chris Mason >> >><SNIPPAGE> >> >>Unix System Services vs. VTAM and USS. Pedantic. Last laugh. >>Interesting picture here. >> >>Regards, >>Steve Thompson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
