2008/7/8 David P Harris <dpharris at telus.net>:
> Klaus D. Witzel wrote:
>>
>> The main principle, which I based on Igor's "islands for CorruptVM"
>> suggestion (island term can be confusing to people when used with this new
>> MT stuff, must find alternate word), is this:
>
> island --> continent --> planet --> solar system --> galaxy --> universe ?
> (Spanish: isla --> continente --> planeta --> Sistema Solar --> galaxia -->
> universo)
> (French: île --> ; continent --> ; planète --> ; système solaire --> galaxie
> --> ; univers)
> (German: Insel --> Kontinent --> Planet --> Sonnensystem --> Galaxie -->
> Universum)
> (Greek: νησί --> ήπειρος --> πλανήτης --> ηλιακό σύστημα --> γαλαξίας-->
> κόσμος,
> (in roman alphabet: nesi --> epeiros --> plantes --> eliako systema -->
> galasias --> kosmos (take this with a large grain of salt!)
>
> pints --> quarts --> gallons -> barrels ?
>
> David

Its not confusing to those, who ever heard about Croquet. And island
is very precise word in terms of parallel computing:
Islands are isolated from each other. To travel from one island to
another you need to cross the water.

-- 
Best regards,
Igor Stasenko AKA sig.