Looking a Acronym finder for USS: I see Unix System Service (IBM) as number 6 And Unix System Services as number 14
I think it is time to except it. Regards, Herman Stocker It is impossible to make anything foolproof, because fools are so ingenious. -- Robert Heinlein -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Phil Smith Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 2:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: A z/OS Redbook Corrected - just about! Dick Bond wrote: > I agree with Chris Mason. IBM should have never started called it USS - >how about a simple definitive abbreviation, like "zUnix". IBM adores >putting a "z" in front of everything (for some clueless reason) so why >should their version of Unix be any different? That'd be "branding". Not clueless; indicates that it's the System z version of something. Seems pretty clear and simple to me. And it'd be "z/Unix" if it were done that way, because it's software. Hardware: no slash (z900, z990, z9, zEnterprise); software: slash (z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, z/Architecture - yes, the architecture is software, go figure). But yeah, it's confusing. IBM should have a TLA Czar, and an ETLA Czar (obviously different people for no apparent reason!) who must rule on all such acronyms. Yes, I'm kidding about the last... -- ...phsiii Phil Smith III [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Voltage Security, Inc. www.voltage.com<http://www.voltage.com> (703) 476-4511 (home office) (703) 568-6662 (cell) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN --- The sender believes that this E-mail and any attachments were free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. By reading the message and opening any attachments, the recipient accepts full responsibility for taking protective and remedial action about viruses and other defects. The sender's employer is not liable for any loss or damage arising in any way from this message or its attachments. --- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
