On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 10:11 AM, Paul Gilmartin < [email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Dec 2017 16:58:15 +0800, David Crayford wrote: > > > > ... I would pick gmake 9/10 because it's pervasive and more > >portable. If you work with open source software on z/OS gmake is a must > >have. > > > I imagine: > > RFE: We want UNIX. > Not as I was told. U.S. Government said, basically, you can only bid a POSIX compliant (and branded?) system for any I.T. purchase. To keep their business, IBM grafted OpenEdition (original name) onto MVS. As time goes on, it does get a bit better. > > IBM: Be more specific. > > Both: (After much deliberation) Single UNIX specification. > > And so it went. There's no formal specification of GNU Linux. > > Sigh. > > -- gil > > -- I have a theory that it's impossible to prove anything, but I can't prove it. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
