On Sat, 30 May 2009 09:14:33 +1000, Shane wrote: >On Fri, 2009-05-29 at 17:52 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > >> Grrr. (Bristling at the aura of condescension.) It's an >> unconscionable oversight that SMP/E elected to design GIMAPI >> in a Rexx-hostile style. > >I'd be prepared to cut Kurt some slack, and trust his answer was >composed with a modicum of levity rather than condescension. >Much as we continually call for APIs for general usage, this particular >one I found a mongrel to use. >As I'm sure a I've said before. > Point taken. I let my frustration at absence of Rexx support blunt my sense of humor.
There's a hopeful note here. If you're correct in your plausible surmise that Kurt was engaging in (displaced) self-deprecation, it implies he's sensitive to the concern. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
