On 3/30/2017 3:51 PM, Bill Woodger wrote:
Interesting, since IBM encourages votes for RFEs (for COBOL, anyway). Seems pointless to encourage votes and then ignore them. I do agree that RFE votes should actually be difficult to take seriously (when others vote for something I don't like, anyway...).
RFE can work for very small components without too many requests, such as a specific programming language. When the number of requests gets large, it falls quite short.
For something important and complex, like z/OS or any of its subsystems, IBM development wants to know how many *customers* are interested in an enhancement proposal and whether they consider it critically important or merely nice to have. RFE only allows *individuals* (not *customers*) to LIKE various proposals. The two simply don't correlate. And, without periodic ranking of requirements to keep things relevant, development can't ever be sure what their customers really want next.
I followed your link to SHARE and clicked on Register to make an account. Oops. That was unexpected.
I have no idea what you saw, but generally the term "register" applies to SHARE conference/event registration (CFP for Providence has been open for several weeks now) whereas the term "join" would apply to membership.
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