On Feb 2, 2015, at 11:56 AM, Anne & Lynn Wheeler wrote:
[email protected] (Paul Gilmartin)
writes:
Where I read:
... For example, one thing I try to do is to have our IT
infrastructure employees trained
to code so that they can automate repetitive tasks.
In contrast to the Enterprise mindset frequently apparent here:
"We don't
want our general IT infrastructure employees coding." And even
(though
less frequently lately): "How can I prevent my coders' using Unix
System
Services?"
OTOH a current thread in IBMVM:
https://listserv.uark.edu/cgi-bin/wa?
A2=ind1502&L=IBMVM&O=D&F=&S=&P=1987
missing CUA 2001 package files...
... explores the legal, technical, and social hazards of garage
tools development.
IBM used FUD during the OCO-wars in the early 80s including the
enormous
risks of customers having source and allowing their programmers to
change it. It was part of transition that included charging for
operating system software. there was some study that the internal
datacenters had enormous library of operating system changes ... and
there was similar number of LOC in the waterloo "library"
yet IBM never delivered a source code "maintenance" system. Something
that practically everyone was in need of.
Ed
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