RE: /Free -- LEAVE IT

Joe's horse died? Perhaps if he had fed the beast FREEly it would still be
alive?  Perhaps someone MOVEd the oats?  or possibly the bit bucket needs to
be Extended?
 
 
 
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Date: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 11:54:23 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: /Free -- LEAVE IT
 
Joe,
 
It appears that even when someone asks you to change the subject, you find
a way to turn it into a "holy war" about free format.
 
I mean, COME ON. The horse is dead, already!
 
 
>
> Which comments were you reading, Doc? I never said /free was a toy. In
> fact, there are benefits to /free that would be great to use if it
> didn't cost me syntax checking and the MOVE operation.
>
> My big gripe with /free is that some reductions in features got tacked
> onto it, kind of like sticking a congressional pay hike rider onto an
> ethics bill. It's unnecessary and counterproductive.