> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrick O'Keefe > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 2:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: The future of PDSs > > > On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:33:19 -0500, Peter Relson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >It is certain that PDS's will exist for the entire life of z/OS (or > >whatever name it might have down the road, if that ever changes > again). > > > >It is almost certain that PDSEs will never be allowed in the LPALST > >... > > But then, PDS vs. PDSE wasn't the original conjecture. > > <snip> > "Other computer companies either did not see this advantage > or had OS structures that handled it other ways. > > Do we use PDSs now because that's what we have been using for > decades? Or is it possible to still keep advantages of our OS and > go in a different direction?" > <unsnip> > > I would interpret "different dirrection" to mean *really* different. > > Pat O'Keefe
Hum, like a morphing of z/OS as legacy + UNIX to more of UNIX + legacy? I.e. the UNIX portion "takes over" more and more of the initial processing so that instead of IPL'ing z/OS and OMVS coming along later, you boot OMVS and a z/OS kernel comes along later. All of LPALIB, LINKLIB, PARMLIB, etc would be in UNIX files instead of PDS[E] datasets. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
