RE: V5R2 Quality - Notes from the field needed

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

Joe,

I am a huge iSeries bigot.  However, blanket comparisons with Windows does 
nothing.  While it is true that you can run programs written a decade ago, 
you'd be hard pressed to run V5R2 on hardware from a decade ago.

And as far as the "Scratch reloads" go.  It get's pretty close.  How many 
have experienced "Link Loader" issues or other some such thing and have to 
reinstall LIC, and all ptfs?  Depending on your threshold for pain, your 
answer may be "too many".

I also think that the more IBM abandons native programming and relies on 
the mass produced qshell, pase, or *nix environments the more unstable the 
platform becomes.  That may be because of any number of issues, including 
but not limited to:
- threads and semaphores (based on my very limited experience) being an 
unstable platform
- people developing in that environment being used to machine lock ups 
requiring an IPL not understanding "what the big deal is about an IPL"
This is were I've noticed the bulk of the serious problems.  And the 
serious increase in the time required to resolve them.


Rob Berendt
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