From 95a8ae8c5d0d1708a204cb0065f755ed1e1c0673 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Taylor Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:59:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add a note on the name. --- doc/book.xml | 16 +++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/book.xml b/doc/book.xml index 8827ace..40d7e11 100644 --- a/doc/book.xml +++ b/doc/book.xml @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ If you wish to connect to commercial or other databases which do not support open standards, please contact Index Data on - . We have a + info@indexdata.com. We have a proprietary framework for building connectors that enable Pazpar2 to access thousands of online databases, in addition to the vast number of catalogs @@ -151,6 +151,20 @@ Pazpar2 is covered by the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2. See for further information. + +
+ A note on the name Pazpar2 + + The name Pazpar2 derives from three sources. One one hand, it is + Index Data's second major piece of software that does parallel + searching of Z39.50 targets. On the other, it is a near-homophone + of Passpartout, the ever-helpful servant in Jules Verne's novel + Around the World in Eighty Days (who helpfully uses the language + of his master). Finally, "passe par tout" means something like + "passes through anything" in French -- on other words, a universal + solution, or if you like a MasterKey. + +
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