Re: parallel query performance

Jared Still wrote:
>
> On Friday 08 June 2001 08:17, Mohan, Ross wrote:
> > pq slaves have special buffers in the large pool.
> >
> > I do not believe, however, that this is the ONLY
> > place they read from.
> >
> > Perhaps a Latvian web site has more details?
>
> No, but I did locate one in Elbonia.
>
> Since they have no diplomatic relations with
> any North American or European countries, they
> can get away with publishing anything you want.
>
> Shoot, they even burn Solaris and Oracle CD's and
> practically give the stuff away.
>
> Several software companies have added Elbonia to
> their list of countries that their software may
> not be exported to, due to their flagrant
> violations.
>
> Here's an example:
>
> http://www.gemstone.com/linux/license.htm
>
> Jared
>

LOL. And why is Elbonia submitted to such restriction? Do they actively support terrorism from militant ethnic Graecian groups in the Balkans?  

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