> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rob Schramm > Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 10:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: z/OS 1.13 preview > > John, > > Not that I am a firm advocate of vi ... (I used to complain > endlessly about > it when I was working on AIX and grew to more of a grudging acceptance > because it was one of the few things I could count on when > moving in between > the various UNIX flavors) but it is nice to know the basics. I am > encouraged that even vi made the list for 1.13. I have to agree that > additional movement in Unix System Services shell would be a > good thing. > Although, I think I see the writing clearly when it comes to > zOSMF. I > think that zOSMF will become the defacto delivery for all new > interactions > with z/OS. It is just way too much of a no-brainer. Not > that I see them > dropping TSO/ISPF because having a fairly simple way to > interact with z/OS > is always going to be a requirement. > > Rob
I'd prefer that they replace their "vi" clone with the FOSS "vim". All that I see in the announcement about "vi" is enhanced support of ASCII, not functionality. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
