RE: Malcolm Haines resigns from IBM (Elvis)

Neil,

Maybe I read too much in between the lines...:-)

Who in your mind is "mother"...?

"Mother" could be interpreted as Ms. Kimberly S. Stevenson, who is the
"Executive in charge" of the iNation.  I hope that's not who you mean,
because I've found Ms. Stevenson to be extremely enlightened in her approach
to the iNation.  Now, I'll grant that Ms. Stevenson has probably NEVER
written even a single line of code on a 38/400/i, so her appreciation of the
iSeries may be somewhat abstract.  That doesn't necessarily mean she doesn't
apprecieate it _just as much as_ we do.

"Mother" could also be interpreted to mean the Server Group, or as some may
think them, "The Overlords".  I would hope you don't mean that, as the
Server Group approved the iNation and allowed Mr. Haines' to pursue this
dream in the first place.


No matter what the reference meant, maybe the iSeries Community should just
take things at their face value.  From Chuck's post, it seems that Mr.
Haines is pursuing a new dream.  Who would deny him that opportunity...?
I'm sure Mr. Haines necessarily has butted a few heads in his career, but
why assume he's being run off by those who didn't always agree with him,
rather than take a positive slant on the situation...?  I can't imagine he
would have stuck with the iNation concept, this long, if he hadn't met some
with both approval and disapproval, along the way...

jJt




-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Neil Palmer
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 2:45 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Malcolm Haines resigns from IBM (Elvis)


For those who didn't get the "Elvis" reference, there it is in plain
English.

If Frank Soltis is considered the "father" of the AS/400 (S/38 - iSeries)
then I guess Malcolm was like a "step-father" who always wanted the best
of everything for the "child" (AS/400) but often found himself running
against the wishes of the "mother" (Irene Beatrice McCorporation).   :-)
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