I approve of civil discourse, and I'd hate to discourage anyone from asking civilly for it. But I've been enjoying this one; yes, a few of the participants have waxed quarrelsome, but only a little, and briefly. And as Messrs Farley and Smith agree, this has been informative too.
(I also have to admit that my own definition of "civil" is a little more robust than some folks'.) --- Bob Bridges, [email protected], cell 336 382-7313 /* There can, of course, be no disproof of the existence of God -- particularly a sufficiently subtle God. But it is a kindness neither to science nor religion to leave unchallenged inadequate arguments for the existence of God. Moreover, debates on such questions are good fun, and at the very least, hone the mind for useful work. -Carl Sagan, from "Broca's Brain" */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Smith Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 18:55 I feel compelled to object. This argument has been perfectly civil, is completely pertinent, and surely has value in opening up some eyes about options for getting things done the "best" way. Yeah, the "best" is subjective, but sometimes a bit of argument will lead to some enlightenment... if not for the posters, maybe some silent watchers. Lord knows it has been far more valuable than much of the garbage that passes through here. --- On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 6:38 PM Farley, Peter x23353 < [email protected]> wrote: > Gentle listers, > > Can we all agree to let this discussion be resolved by agreeing to the > Perl mongers motto, TMTOWTDI? > > I think the discussion you have had so far is more than sufficient. I > would also suggest that you take it offline if you would prefer to > continue along these lines. > > I will say in defense of parts of this discussion that I learned a few > things about Rexx on z/OS that I previously had not encountered and > which will give me assistance in future activities, so thank you to > the contributing posters for those nuggets of knowledge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
