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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
