On 7/21/2018 11:02 AM, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote:
There is no fundamental problem that 8 characters will solve. Meanwhile we're awaiting a fix for OA55889, which is an actual problem.
IBM bugs attributable to 8-byte userid support have been few and far between -- primarily because there's really only one affected component and the change was implemented on a release boundary.
Try to look at the bigger picture. Every week we download and install literally dozens and Dozens and DOZENS of PTFs for z/OS. Given that all change incurs some risk, I'm far more worried by the push toward "continuous delivery" as it's generally being implemented across the z/OS stack (MQ is the exception).
Are you receiving the "IBM My notifications - IBM Z" email? Have you seen how many New Function APARs are being delivered every week? The notification I received just last week listed OA54872, OA55767, OA54825, OA54559, OA54826. Often the list is much longer.
The advent of OS/390 and it's original 6-month release cycle was intended to be the answer to the "dreaded" SPE -- a maintenance nightmare that inconvenienced enough customers to cause a minor revolt and a major change in how IBM packaged, tested, and delivered the operating system. Yet now, with mainframe-related manpower shortages mandating a no-less-than-two-year z/OS release cycle, SPEs are fast becoming the new normal.
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