I am quite "pro UNIX". I use a z/OS UNIX shell quite often. I schedule the submission of some batch jobs via the "cron" daemon. I keep most of my JCL in a UNIX subdirectory, not a PDS. Never the less, there are some design decisions in z/OS UNIX which I consider to be deeply flawed. First, GIVE ME AN UP TO DATE BASH SHELL!!! Who implemented the standard z/OS UNIX shell? It stinks compared to BASH. Next, port all the GNU utilities and abandon the IBM versions. Really. I mean it. Especially GNU sed, grep, and awk. The comparing z/OS versions of these utilities vs. the GNU are like comparing a WWI biplane to an F-35 JSF. Yes, it flies. Poorly.
On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 7:49 AM, Hunkeler Peter (TLSG 4) <peter.hunke...@credit-suisse.com> wrote: > Barbara, it took you some time to compose this reply. Bear with me, I'll > need some, too. > > And be assured, I'm not taking this personal in any way. I'm more open > to z/OS UNIX than > many others and I tend to stand up for it sometimes. In parallel to > growing up with z/OS UNIX > as of 1994, I was learning much about the design UNIX operating systems. > This helps me to > understand why many things are like they are in z/OS UNIX, *but* there > still are many things > I consider quite ugly (btw, there are at least as many ugly things in > MVS). > > Will respond to you statements later. > > -- > Peter Hunkeler > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. If this had been an actual emergency, do you really think we'd stick around to tell you? Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
