What I wish is that IBM would do what the PostgreSQL people have done. Their documentation is available as written by them, but a Wiki is available for "documentation with user comments". OK, this can lead to abuse as happens on Wikipedia sometimes. But it might be nice if there were some way to apply for and be granted "editoral priviliges" to a Wiki containing IBM documentation. Hum, I guess there might be some way to do this ourselves. I don't know about the copyright and all that.
-- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Craddock > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 10:39 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: z/OS IARV64 > > My friend Peter Relson writes: > > > I readily grant that the books are too often wrong. But > that does not > > lessen their official-ness. Help us to get them right. > > > I am all in favor of following the documented interfaces > where ever possible, however the books are not just "often > wrong". They are almost always out of date. In days of old > the functionality included in a new release would usually > show up in the books for the new release, or in a TNL. Now it > is pretty common for great hunks of function not to show up > in the books for a release or two. And while I sympathize > with the plea to help "get them right", I can tell you from > first hand experience over (mumble) years, sending in an RCF > is about as useful as yelling down a well. IBM is not > investing in keeping the platform information up to date. > CC >
