Steve, Not quite. The second word, System versus SystemS. It took me a while to catch that one. :-)
And, yes, I'm tired of the bickering back and forth. Neither side will convince the other that they're right/wrong. It would be best for everybody involved to simply make sure that their usage of the acronym isn't ambiguous. Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 10:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: An unnecessary controversy (Was: Ported tools for z/OS on ADCD) On 5/2/2011 9:11 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > On Mon, 2 May 2011 09:25:51 -0400, Chicklon, Thomas wrote: > >> OK, you win. USS is officially only to be used when speaking of VTAM's >> table thing. >> >> So, if you (and some others I'm sure) want to preserve the purity of the >> acronym USS, good for you. Don't misuse it. Just leave the rest of us >> out of it. >> > It's interesting that the link Kirk Wolf posted: > > http://www.acronymfinder.com/USS.html > > rates the incorrect USS (Unix System Services) number six, and USS (Unix Systems Services) number fourteen respectively. Ummm. These are the same. The > usage correct according to the IBM Glossary doesn't even make the > list. And when I filter by Information Technology, USS (Unix > System Services) becomes number one, and USS (Unix Systems Services) > becomes number two. the above are the same Now, I suspect that AcronymFinder hasn't an > army of gnomes researching and consulting authorities to verify that > USS (Unix System Services) or USS (Unix Systems Services) the above are the same is > technically correct. More likely, they have a nest of spiders that > crawl the Web, and whenever they find constructs such as USS (Unix > System Services) or USS (Unix Systems Services) the above are the same they add weight > to the ranking of that interpretation. > > When I want to understand an acronym, I rarely RTFM; more often > I simply type the acronym in a Google search box, and take > whatever appears in the first page of hits as conventional, > although possibly technically incorrect. So Chris Mason's > polemics are likely counterproductive of his end: the more > stridently he denies that USS stands for Unix System Services, or > that USS stands for Unix Systems Services the above are the same , provoking followups > that sometimes quote him, the higher he boosts the construct he > detests in AcronymFinder's ratings. > > He'd more effectively further his cause of eliminating use of > USS (Unix System Services) and USS (Unix Systems Services) the above are the same if > he'd simply STFU. (AcronymFinder gets that one almost right.) > > -- gil ??? -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-393-8716 http://www.trainersfriend.com * To get a good Return on your Investment, first make an investment! + Training your people is an excellent investment * Try our new tool for calculating your Return On Investment for training dollars at http://www.trainersfriend.com/ROI/roi.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 The information contained in this e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please reply to sender and destroy or delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
