Talk:Bob O. Evans

Possible source of a fair-use image of Bob Evans
These links provide a potential source for a fair use image of Bob Evans to embed in this article. Be sure to use the proper format in the informational section when uploading the image. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_talk:Matt_Drudge_Portrait_JPEG.jpg as an example of the sort of rationale that enable us to use fair-use images. - Bevo 23:40, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/index.php?id=6
 * http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/assets/images/2004_bob_evans_sm.jpg
 * http://www.computerhistory.org/copyright/


 * Thanks for the pointer to the Computer History Museum source. Also, I may have a second picture/second source, with a close precedent.  The second source: http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/builders/builders_evans.html
 * The precedent: the picture that goes with the Edgar F. Codd article. The Codd picture also comes from the IBM archive.  Could you give me a second opinion whether the fair use rationale that goes with Image:Edgar F Codd.jpg would be a sufficient model for the Evans picture, with rationales getting more and more scrutiny?  --  Iterator12n   Talk  03:04, 27 July 2007 (UTC)


 * The rationale seems incomplete at that image's decription page, so I'd add some of each of the text from that one and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_talk:Matt_Drudge_Portrait_JPEG.jpg . Go ahead and upload it, add initial description, and then I can edit it if need be. - Bevo 03:16, 27 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Will get to it this weekend.  --  Iterator12n   Talk  03:19, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Time to fill in the details
Surely no one can be upset, embarassed, or afraid of the history now?

I filled in a lead to the "career" section. Unfortunately much of my source is apocyphal (I can't spell that word and it doesn't deserve it); I *know* (because I've been told more than once) that the System/360 innovation was to merge FORTRAN and COBOL (bless them both, not): I don't know, and there is no wikipedia-evidence, that he pushed the merger, but there is considerable circumstantial evidence. (Particularly the IBM history itself, given a reasonable understanding of corporate politics.)

What's really, really, missing from this article is an acknowledgement of Bob's ability as a man-manager: it is astounding, as Brooks acknowledges in the dedication of The Mythical Man-Month. I only worked for him for a brief period in 1993-1994, there are no primary references to that period that I can quote. Still, I hope we can do better here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jbowler (talk • contribs) 05:59, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

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