IMO we should ignore all messages which use a TLA. If the SOB can't be bothered to type it out, then they're SOL! <grin>
-- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pommier, Rex R. > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 10:31 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: An unnecessary controversy (Was: Ported tools > for z/OS on ADCD) > > 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. 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