Jim, I really should have caught that reference. I love "Big Bang Theory". I wonder what Dr. Sheldon Cooper would say? ;-)
Probably that he should decide any such weighty matters. And that mere systems programmers are below engineers. ;-) Rob On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Jim Mulder <[email protected]> wrote: > IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 02/13/2011 > 08:48:13 AM: > > > I'd really love to understand why on earth people like you are defending > > that term in the name of VTAM. You won't change this anymore, like > nobody > > else will. "USS" has become the defacto standard name for z/OS UNIX > System > > Services. > > I am reminded once again of the pitfalls of attempting > written humor with an international audience. My entire > post was intended to be humorous, and my suggested acronym > was simply to set up the implied joke in the next paragraph, > with respect to what a similar acronym might be on a widely > used x86 operating system. However, recognition of the > intended humor does require familiarity with American > slang terminology. > > Instead of an industry standard icon such as :-) to > indicate humor, I used a quote from a fictional character > on a recent episode of a popular situation comedy show on > American television. That also is likely ill advised > with an international audience. Suitably chastened, > I will attempt to control my obsession with obscure > referential humor. For a while, at least. > > Jim Mulder z/OS System Test IBM Corp. Poughkeepsie, NY > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > -- Rob Schramm Senior Systems Engineer w: 513.305.6224 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
