> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mohammad Khan > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:09 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant > > > BTW why did they even do this UNIX thing? Did anyone think > that MVS lacked > something which could only be provided by building UNIX into it. The > results seem to be less than encouraging. If the idea was to > let people > run UNIX applications, wouldn't it be better to have it as an option > instead of shoving it down everyone's throat? > Curious though mostly ignorant > Mohammad
You may thank (or curse) the U.S. Federal government. They required "Posix compliance" for all computer bidders. z/OS UNIX is the outgrowth of that. I don't know, but it would not surprise me at all to find out that a number of things in z/OS UNIX are actually based on BSD. I cannot prove this, of course. Now, why is the TCP/IP stack UNIX based? Can't answer that one! -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
