RE: OT - Shutting down an RS/6000 ?

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Hans Boldt
>
> And you're saying that OS/400 commands are easier for OS/400 users.
> No argument there, either.

I have to correct your quote.  I am saying OS/400 commands are easier than
Unix for people who know neither.  On a neutral playuing field, OS/400
commands are far more consistent and easy to use.  My opinion, but hard to
dispute.


> Joe: With all due respect, you, sir, are jumping to conclusions. I
> have never ever said that RPG is an inferior language. And I have
> never ever said that OS/400 is an inferior operating system. Nor
> would I want to imply that either were inferior, since clearly they
> are not. (I'd like to think that I would have the integrity to look
> for a new job if I ever felt otherwise about OS/400 and RPG.)
>
> Joe, just because I say I like to use Perl and Python for hobby
> programming does not mean I don't like RPG. Just because I say that
> Python is a good language doesn't mean I think others are not. And
> just because I prefer Linux for my own personal use does not mean I
> think the iSeries is not an appropriate machine for others.

Well, Hans, perhaps I'm wrong in assessing your position.  I'll happily
acknowledge the error if that's the case, maybe it's just an issue of
perception.  However, you've never before used the words "hobby" or
"personal use" during your consistent praise of Linux and Python, and since
this list is about real business programming, I assumed your comments were
relevant to the subject.

If not, I apologize for my erroneous assumptions.

Joe