RE: Process Delay

["Bob Cozzi" <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

No wait a minute... the software used to distribute stuff to McD's doesn't
break. I had a hand in writing it some 27 years ago. Oh well, maybe they've
modified it by now.  <g>

-Bob Cozzi
www.RPGxTools.com
RPG xTools - Enjoy programming again.


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Shannon ODonnell
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 3:25 PM
To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
Subject: RE: Process Delay

That's pretty funny, but sadly true.  Every software vendor disavows
responsibility when you come right down to it. 

"Our software will work exactly as advertised. Well, under ideal conditions
it will work without error, but in your shop it will likely break down at 2
in the morning on the night your wife is minutes away from giving birth to
your first child and instead of going to the hospital with her, you will
need to rush to the warehouse to fix this software so that the thousand
orders of French fried hog ears will be delivered on time to the local
McDonalds. Please enjoy our software."



-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Bob Cozzi
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 2:48 PM
To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
Subject: RE: Process Delay

Shannon,

If you read the license agreement of most software the answer to that is
effectively "no".

-Bob Cozzi
www.RPGxTools.com
RPG xTools - Enjoy programming again.


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Shannon ODonnell
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 2:39 PM
To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
Subject: RE: Process Delay

There's an interesting thought. 

"Is the software I write bug-free enough to sustain my life?"  



-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Peter Dow (ML)
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 2:27 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: Process Delay

Depends.  My engineering professor pointed out that if you're writing
software for a life-support machine, why would you want it to end?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bob Cozzi
> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 7:52 AM
> To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
> Subject: RE: Process Delay
>
>
> Wasn't that the first lesson on the first day of school "Never create a
> never ending loop"?  <g>
>
> -Bob Cozzi
> www.RPGxTools.com
> RPG xTools - Enjoy programming again.

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