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Added in explanations of where "slon", "slonik", "slony" come from
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/slony1/slony1-engine/doc/adminguide/concepts.sgml,v
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diff -Ldoc/adminguide/concepts.sgml -Ldoc/adminguide/concepts.sgml -u -w -r1.14 -r1.15
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<listitem><para>slonik configuration processor</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+<para> It is also worth knowing the meanings of certain Russian words:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>slon is Russian for <quote>elephant</quote></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>slony is the plural of slon, and therefore refers to a group of elephants</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>slonik is Russian for <quote>little elephant</quote></para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+<para> The use of these terms in &slony1; is a <quote>tip of the
+hat</quote> to Vadim Mikheev, who was responsible for the
+<application>rserv</application> prototype which inspired some of the
+algorithms used in &slony1;.</para>
+
<sect2>
<title>Cluster</title>
<indexterm>
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