On 28 Mar 2008 09:08:48 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chase, John) wrote: >> I think "due process" is the goal of judicial systems most everywhere. >> And people want predictability more than Truth and Justice. >> Predictability allows plans to function. Justice might bite us. > >Perhaps, to a point. But if you have a program that "predictably" >abends with, say, S913-xx, wouldn't you prefer "justice" in the form of >diagnosing and fixing the cause, rather than "get so-and-so to run it"? > >"Due process" should be a means, not an end.
I know users who seem more happy with the predictability of knowing how things work - than with the idea of changing to a better way. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
