On 26 Jan 2006 05:31:08 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] (R.S.) wrote:
Hal Merritt wrote:
XL means 'eXtra Loot'.
'Loot' is US slang for money.
So, XL = Higher price.
I am joking, but renaming or rebranding is usually a
sales/marketing
ploy. Very rarely of technical interest except as an
administrative
headache.
IMHO it's headache only. What marketing reasons caused
RACF to be RACF Security Server, SecureWay RACF Security
Server and other flavors, and longer names. Everybody who
works with RACF knows what is it, nobody would buy RACF
because of attractive name. The same apply to other z/OS
components.
That reminds me of SDSF. I've installed at least 2
different SDSF 1.0 upgrades as they changed what the
letters stood for. I think that the reasons for the
changes were that it went from IUP to PP to rolled into
JES2 support. And let's not get started on SPF's name changes.
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