1 #+TITLE: Sixth - system for data storage, computation, exploration and interaction
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14 - This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
15 it under the terms of the [[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html][GNU Lesser General Public License]] as
16 published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
17 License, or (at your option) any later version.
21 - Homepage: http://svjatoslav.eu
22 - Email: mailto://svjatoslav@svjatoslav.eu
24 - [[http://www.svjatoslav.eu/projects/][Other software projects hosted at svjatoslav.eu]]
27 - [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=snapshot;h=HEAD;sf=tgz][Download latest snapshot in TAR GZ format]]
29 - [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=summary][Browse Git repository online]]
31 - Clone Git repository using command:
32 : git clone http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/git/sixth.git
34 * Vision - A tool to amplify human ability
36 :ID: 1f4e1c17-d25f-4d92-aa9b-5785f1d86f4f
38 Idea is to design all encompassing, flexible and powerful virtual
39 environment where I can live in and very efficiently do all my
40 computing tasks enjoyably and with playful ease.
42 Examples of extendable environments where one can live in and do
44 + [[https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/04/27/one-program-to-rule-them-all/][GNU Emacs]] :: At the heart, Emacs is text editor on top of [[https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/j-cb02067/j-cb02067-pdf.pdf][Lisp]]
47 + [[https://www.eclipse.org/ide/][Eclipse IDE]] :: In essence [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSGi][OSGi]] platform with a text editor.
49 In both cases you can develop/install plugins for every purpose
53 I would like to create general purpose environment with the following
56 + Makes lots of complex data intuitive to:
58 - manipulate and compute on
60 + Extensively relying on:
61 - [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d/][Realtime 3D graphics]] with immediate feedback loop.
64 “Virtual reality holds the key to the evolution of the human mind”
65 Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992)
68 + [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/][Flexible and distributed computation and data storage]].
71 + Easily switch and/or combine computers to work seamlessly on any
74 + User interface, data, software, running proceses etc are not
75 contained to any device.
78 + Formulated high-level [[id:1f4e1c17-d25f-4d92-aa9b-5785f1d86f4f][vision / goal]].
80 + In the process of implementing some of building blocks:
81 - [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/][Data storage engine.]]
83 - [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d/][In software, pure Java realtime 3D rendering engine.]]
84 - [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d-demos/][3D engine demos]]
86 + System is nowhere near complete (given magnitude of effort required
87 and my free time available). Contributions welcome ! :)
90 + Program - stored instructions for execution by computer.
92 + Process - Currently running program.
93 + Process is self contained. Has a full copy of program code and
94 every dependent library.
96 + Memory used by processes is content addressed/deduplicated at
97 low level in the system.
100 + Upgrading software installed in the system without breaking
101 already running processes.
103 + Easier migration of running processes between physical
106 + Possibility to suspend/resume arbitrary processes to permament
109 + Possibility checkpoint/revert running process.
111 + Possibility to clone/branch running process.
113 * Frequently Given Answers
115 - In short: it's just a number.
116 - Many years ago inspired by the ideas of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_(programming_language)][Forth (programming
117 language)]] I decided to create my own implementation [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/fifth/][Fifth]]
118 (computing/programming environment).
119 - Then I realized I miss type safe object oriented capabilities. So
120 I updated the name to Sixth and switched to Java.