The report says what it says, Paul, but I couldn’t find anything in it to support ZDnet’s claim of “gross incompetence.” It just feels like gratuitous IRS bashing. :-(
Regards, Alan Altmark IBM > On Jan 7, 2019, at 7:48 AM, Paul Flint <fl...@flint.com> wrote: > > Dear Alan, > > As I read it, this TIGA report is far from a rave review... > > Am I missing something? > > Regards, > > Paul > >> On Sun, 6 Jan 2019, Alan Altmark wrote: >> >> Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2019 16:58:35 -0500 >> From: Alan Altmark <alan_altm...@us.ibm.com> >> Reply-To: Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> >> To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU >> Subject: Re: zLinux in the news >> >> The referenced Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) >> audit report can be found at >> https://www.oversight.gov/sites/default/files/oig-reports/201920008fr.pdf. >> I noted that the concerns TIGTA had were about process and project >> management, not about the technology choice. The ZDnet article author's >> claim of "gross incompetence" is not substantiated by anything I could >> find in the TIGTA report. >> >> I think it's (totally) awesome that when I file my 2019 taxes in 2020, >> parts of the e-file application will be running on Linux on Z! Caveat: It >> has been noted in the media that the current partial US government >> shutdown affects the IRS, so I take any reference to planned >> implementation dates with a grain of salt. >> >> Alan Altmark >> >> Senior Managing z/VM and Linux Consultant >> IBM Systems Lab Services >> IBM Z Delivery Practice >> ibm.com/systems/services/labservices >> office: 607.429.3323 >> mobile; 607.321.7556 >> alan_altm...@us.ibm.com >> IBM Endicott >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit >> http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For more information on Linux on System z, visit >> http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ >> > > Kindest Regards, > > > > ☮ Paul Flint > (802) 479-2360 Home > (802) 595-9365 Cell > > /************************************ > Based upon email reliability concerns, > please send an acknowledgement in response to this note. > > Paul Flint > 17 Averill Street > Barre, VT > 05641 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
