Re: RAC on extended distance clusteres

On Wed, Dec 14, 2005 at 04:09:07AM +1100, Pete Sharman wrote:
> It seems people try to use this as a cheap way to provide DR and HA in one foul swoop.

Forgive the non-techie aside, I had never heard the foul ref before, though it is reported to be in common usage. So, what you're saying is that RAC for DR purposes is a "Paddy Martin?"

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-fel1.htm

"All my pretty ones?
Did you say all? O hell-kite! All?
What, all my pretty chickens and their dam At one fell swoop?"

http://www.anu.edu.au/andc/ozwords/October_96/6._betty.htm

"...one fell swoop has now been Betty Martined to 'at (orin) one foul swoop because the meaning of fell has largely been lost."

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=one+foul+swoop

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