Many, especially around here, would go with a different expansion of the first three characters. And it's not "Point Of Sale". They don't like the POSIX / UNIX (since it is X/Open branded) portion of z/OS at all.
-- 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 J R > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: A z/OS Redbook Corrected - just about! > > I agree, why not zUnix? Or z/Unix? > > However, since Lynn Wheeler has reminded us that z/OS Unix is > (to some degree) POSIX compliant/compatible, why not adopt a > catchy contraction of "POSIX"? > > I'd like to suggest z/POX, which also connotes the blight it > has become on z/OS. ;-) ... > > Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:16:32 -0700 > > From: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: A z/OS Redbook Corrected - just about! > > To: [email protected] > > > > 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? > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
