Timothy, I don't particularly want to get into any argument about this. I was asked for an opinion on the paper and replied with my immediate reactions. I see no reason to change those statements.
As another ex-IBMer suggested to me, the paper appears to be a marketing paper and not aimed at technicians. The author also made some statements that I did not understand (and which I think others do not understand). Those statements indicated a lack of knowledge of the subject matter. I am well aware that mainframes run Linux and that z/OS includes USS. When I was employed by IBM I saw several marketing papers on various subjects that contained errors or inaccuracies. (A recent example is that I have seen statements that z/OS can encrypt ALL the data on z/OS systems.) IBM marketing makes claims from time to time that are either untrue or "stretch the truth". I have rarely succeeded in getting such documents changed. Sadly, this paper taught me nothing. That is not to say it has no value. I accept it was probably not intended for me or other z/OS technicians. Maybe I should have stated that in my first post on the paper. (Opinions expressed are my own and do not represent RSM). Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw | Security Lead | RSM Partners Ltd Web: www.rsmpartners.com 'Dance like no one is watching. Encrypt like everyone is.' -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Timothy Sipples Sent: 15 August 2019 04:35 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Mainframes testing Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw wrote: >The IBM paper reads as if it has been written by someone with >relatively little System z knowledge. You seem to be assuming that mainframes don't run Linux and aren't UNIX(TM) servers. If so, that's not a reasonable assumption. I agree with Charles Mills. As an analogy, it's still possible to find useful, basic (at least) information about cancer without reading a dozen peer reviewed articles published in the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, and The Journal of the American Medical Association. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Sipples IT Architect Executive, Industry Solutions, IBM Z & LinuxONE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: sipp...@sg.ibm.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
