Re: SHARE Group APLS Project REXX Requirements
Kenneth Tomiak, SHARE Rexx Project Manager sent this out today. = = = This email was sent to ALL members of SHARE Group APLS Project REXX. SHARE Rexx Project and IBM Hooked Up Again Somewhere in the past, the handling of Rexx Requirements lost its way. As a result of my shutting down the SHARE Rexx Requirement area, Alan Ackerman posted my email to the Rexx Requirement distribution list to a V M listserv. Alan and I traded several emails before that post was made. It wound its way into an area within IBM that was no longer involved in the SHARE Rexx Requirement process. I traded some emails with the IBMer that contacted me. IBM did some internal discussing, and we are proud to announce IBM will continue to take Rexx requirements from SHARE for the interpreter. That's right, only the Compiler is in maintenance mode. I will be opening up the Rexx Requirement section again, and then re- introduce the last round of requirements from 2007 that were prematurely rejected. I now have someone from IBM assigned to direct the Rexx Requirements to the appropriate IBM team. So the SHARE Rexx Project and IBM are back in the requirements business. That includes TSO/E, z/OS Unix Services, System REXX, VM/REXX, VSE/REXX, and REXX for CICS. No promise that every group will implement every request, but they will now be given serious consideration. My thanks to Alan and whoever steered this inside of IBM. Plus my thanks to the IBMers who put up with me. Please be patient as I only request the system be opened up. Someone else has to set the flag and many of us are preparing or already traveling to San Jose. We will be back online soon. I'm very happy. = = = Contact him at http://www.share.org/Volunteers/ProgramsandProjects/LanguagesProgram/Rexx Pr oject/tabid/233/Default.aspx Watch out for line breaks! Alan Ackerman Alan (dot) Ackerman (at) Bank of America (dot) com
Re: SHARE Group APLS Project REXX Requirements
On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:29:13 -0500, Rich Smrcina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro te: >So I take this to mean that SHARE will no longer accept requirements >against REXX on z/OS since it appears that it will no longer be >enhanced? I find that very interesting (surprising)... was there an >announcement to that affect? > >Alan Ackerman wrote: >> This message was posted by Alan Ackerman on behalf of Kenneth Tomiak, >> SHARE Rexx Project Manager. >> -- Kenneth Tomiak sent essentially the same email to everyone who was regist ered for REXX requirements at SHARE. He is the SHARE Rexx Project Manager so that const itutes an announcement. I got his permission to post it here. (The only change was to the 'how to contact me' part. He didn't want bots harvesting his email address and sending him spam.) IBM has rejected the last N REXX requirements. I think he decided to sto p beating his head against a brick wall. (Or IBM told him to.) I asked him if the same thing applied to REXX on VM. He said he would res earch that. I'm guessing there is only one REXX at IBM, but I could be wrong. If we wanted to write requirements we could ask for ANSI REXX compliance. But I don't think there is a big chance that IBM would say yes -- unless we could find a business case for making z/VM more attractive to Linux. I've been using Regina REXX on my Mac and I like it. Alan Ackerman Alan (dot) Ackerman (at) Bank of America (dot) com
Re: SHARE Group APLS Project REXX Requirements
It must be too easy to use for it to be allowed to thrive on that other platform :-( Regards, Richard Schuh > -Original Message- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Ackerman > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 6:37 PM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: SHARE Group APLS Project REXX Requirements > > This message was posted by Alan Ackerman on behalf of Kenneth > Tomiak, SHARE Rexx Project Manager. > -- > > IBM REXX on z/OS is in 'maintenance mode'. All IBM REXX > requirements are = > > rejected for that reason. Unless something changes, there is > no reason to= > > keep submitting, discussing, and voting on REXX requirements. > We are trying to find who supports IBM REXX on z/VM to see if > it is also in maintenance mode. > > Sorry about IBM REXX on z/OS being moth-balled as far as any > new development goes. > > If any of you would like to present at a SHARE Conference on > a Rexx topic= , please get in touch with me. We have many > z/OS experienced speakers, but = I do not have any z/VM > experienced speakers and topics. It is the Rexx Project, so > while Rexx on any platform is a potential session, SHARE is > a= n IBM Mainframe user group, so preference is given to z/OS > and z/VM. > > Find me at > http://www.share.org/Volunteers/ProgramsandProjects/LanguagesP > rogram/Rexx= > Pr > oject/tabid/233/Default.aspx > > > (Watch for a URL broken across 2 lines!) > > Alan Ackerman= > > Alan (dot) Ackerman (at) Bank of America (dot) com >
Re: SHARE Group APLS Project REXX Requirements
So I take this to mean that SHARE will no longer accept requirements against REXX on z/OS since it appears that it will no longer be enhanced? I find that very interesting (surprising)... was there an announcement to that affect? Alan Ackerman wrote: This message was posted by Alan Ackerman on behalf of Kenneth Tomiak, SHARE Rexx Project Manager. -- IBM REXX on z/OS is in 'maintenance mode'. All IBM REXX requirements are rejected for that reason. Unless something changes, there is no reason to keep submitting, discussing, and voting on REXX requirements. We are trying to find who supports IBM REXX on z/VM to see if it is also in maintenance mode. etc, etc... -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2009 - Orlando, FL - May 15-19, 2009
SHARE Group APLS Project REXX Requirements
This message was posted by Alan Ackerman on behalf of Kenneth Tomiak, SHARE Rexx Project Manager. -- IBM REXX on z/OS is in 'maintenance mode'. All IBM REXX requirements are rejected for that reason. Unless something changes, there is no reason to keep submitting, discussing, and voting on REXX requirements. We are trying to find who supports IBM REXX on z/VM to see if it is also in maintenance mode. Sorry about IBM REXX on z/OS being moth-balled as far as any new development goes. If any of you would like to present at a SHARE Conference on a Rexx topic , please get in touch with me. We have many z/OS experienced speakers, but I do not have any z/VM experienced speakers and topics. It is the Rexx Project, so while Rexx on any platform is a potential session, SHARE is a n IBM Mainframe user group, so preference is given to z/OS and z/VM. Find me at http://www.share.org/Volunteers/ProgramsandProjects/LanguagesProgram/Rexx Pr oject/tabid/233/Default.aspx (Watch for a URL broken across 2 lines!) Alan Ackerman Alan (dot) Ackerman (at) Bank of America (dot) com
