And z/OS R1 was supposed to be the last "RELEASE" of z/OS. Now we are at z/OS R2


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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf 
Of R Dooley
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2018 1:21 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: z/OSMF, was How far out of date are my skills

I personally look at zOSMF with a dubious eye.  True that it's gotten easier to 
install/maintain w/ Liberty Profile however there's plenty of room for 
improvement.   E.g. Having the ability to easily remove a plug-in would be 
nice...lol.   IBM is always trying to make a better mainframe "wheel" and this 
time the heralded front-runner is zOSMF.  In my own jaded opinion zOSMF's only 
purpose is to lure younger talent and interest to the mainframe.  The new 
talent pool apparently demands system mgmt. w/ a mouse!  W/e.... I recall an 
IBM offering called SSX/VSE that would virtually eliminate the need for VSE 
sysprogs...a real turn-key nirvana.   It lived a few years and was gone.   
Another was DMS which was going to revolutionize the CICS application 
programming world.   It lasted a few years as well.   There's always a magic 
potion to sell.  In response to serverpac I would say that serverpac is a great 
installation tool and adding the entire IBM product set to it is goodness for 
sure.  However I would ask IBM, please do not mandate zOSMF.

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