Re: is operating system always to blame, was: Ready to scrap

[eric.delong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

     I'm sorry, but I can't agree with the assumption that the OS is 
     always the problem. An application (poorly designed or implemented) 
     can and will produce unacceptable results regardless of the 
     underlying OS. Just as an example, an application allocates 
     resources (data area, dspf, user space, etc) then neglects to 
     release them. Another user runs the same app and their session 
     appears to have frozen. User thinks the computer has failed while 
     in fact, the OS has done exactly what it was supposed to do. 
     
     Had an operator change a jobpty to 1 once. System became 
     non-responsive, esentially locked until the job finished. Should 
     the OS be considered at fault for accepting a valid value that 
     produced undesired results? I think not.
     
     eric.delong@pmsi-services.com


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Subject: is operating system always to blame, was: Ready to scrap an 
Author:  <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com> at INET_WACO
Date:    7/24/00 1:26 PM


From: <pytel@us.ibm.com>
> Daniel,
> of course it is unpleasant when application locks up the system. 
> But is operating system always to blame ?
     
IMHO, yes. 
     
     
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