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* General
-- This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- it under the terms of the [[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html][GNU Lesser General Public License]] as
- published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
- License, or (at your option) any later version.
+- This program is free software: released under Creative Commons Zero
+ (CC0) license
- Program author:
- Svjatoslav Agejenko
- - Homepage: http://svjatoslav.eu
+ - Homepage: https://svjatoslav.eu
- Email: mailto://svjatoslav@svjatoslav.eu
-- [[http://www.svjatoslav.eu/projects/][Other software projects hosted at svjatoslav.eu]]
+- [[https://www.svjatoslav.eu/projects/][Other software projects hosted at svjatoslav.eu]]
** Source code
-- [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=snapshot;h=HEAD;sf=tgz][Download latest snapshot in TAR GZ format]]
++ Note - Sixth is currently empty parent/shell project. You can find
+ working code under [[id:52dbbf4c-2ef4-42a6-8331-ad006b6a52ae][sub-projects]].
-- [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=summary][Browse Git repository online]]
+- [[https://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=snapshot;h=HEAD;sf=tgz][Download latest snapshot in TAR GZ format]]
-- Clone Git repository using command:
- : git clone http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/git/sixth.git
+- [[https://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=summary][Browse Git repository online]]
+- Clone Git repository using command:
+ : git clone https://www2.svjatoslav.eu/git/sixth.git
* Vision - A tool to amplify human ability
:PROPERTIES:
:ID: 1f4e1c17-d25f-4d92-aa9b-5785f1d86f4f
:END:
-Idea is to design all encompassing, flexible and powerful virtual
-environment where I can live in and very efficiently do all my
-computing tasks enjoyably and with playful ease.
-
-Examples of extendable environments where one can live in and do
- almost everything:
- + [[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]]
- runtime.
+Goal is, so called bicycle for the mind.
- + [[https://www.eclipse.org/ide/][Eclipse IDE]] :: In essence [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSGi][OSGi]] platform with a text editor.
+A tool, that provides powerful, extensible, adaptable, hackable, easy
+to use, general purpose computing environment for working with
+knowledge.
-In both cases you can develop/install plugins for every purpose
-imaginable.
+[[id:c19c5a3b-dfb0-4f7f-961c-a387b925669f][See extensible, programmable computing environment examples]].
+I would like to create better general purpose computing environment
+with the following priorities:
-I would like to create general purpose environment with the following
-properties:
++ Makes data and insights easy to discover, understand, manipulate,
+ transform and visualize.
-+ Makes lots of complex data intuitive to:
- - explore, understand
- - manipulate and compute on
-
-+ Extensively relying on:
- - [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d/][Realtime 3D graphics]] with immediate feedback loop.
++ Workflow and user interface is intuitive, visual, realtime,
+ 3D-first.
#+BEGIN_QUOTE
“Virtual reality holds the key to the evolution of the human mind”
Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992)
#+END_QUOTE
-+ [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/][Flexible and distributed computation and data storage]].
++ Computations are done primarily in [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/][on versioned data in distributed,
+ scalable, arbitrary dimensional hypercube based geometrical
+ computation engine]].
+
++ Free and open.
-+ Cross device:
- + Easily switch and/or combine computers to work seamlessly on any
- tasks.
++ Network first:
+ + Cross device:
+ + Easily switch devices and still access same data, workspaces and
+ visualizations.
+ + Easily access and combine storage and computing resources of
+ other connected devices.
- + User interface, data, software, running proceses etc are not
- contained to any device.
+ + Ability to collaborate (multi user).
+** Extensible, programmable computing environment examples
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :ID: c19c5a3b-dfb0-4f7f-961c-a387b925669f
+ :END:
++ [[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 Lisp
+ runtime. Data storage and computation can be done in [[https://www.defmacro.org/ramblings/lisp.html][Lisp]]. Lisp is
+ on itself programmable programming language where new paradigms can
+ be added dynamically. Domain specific languages to fit particular
+ problem could be developed as needed and Emacs extended to support
+ those languages. Emacs provides text buffers that can be used to
+ build user interfaces. So you can customize Emacs and Lisp to fit
+ any problem domain.
+
++ [[https://www.eclipse.org/ide/][Eclipse IDE]] - In essence [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSGi][OSGi]] platform with a text
+ editor. Computation done in java. Eclipse provides integration,
+ runtime and GUI platform. One can develop Eclipse plugins to add
+ necessary logic and visual parts to fit any problem. (IntelliJ and
+ NetBeans have similar properties)
+
++ [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Notes][IBM Notes/Domino]] - Custom database engine, software development
+ platform, GUI editor, computation can be done in Java and
+ LotusScript. You can build distributed business applications on it
+ as a platform.
+
++ [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABAP][SAP ABAP]] - Custom database engine, runtime, GUI platform,
+ development environment and programming language. Is being used as a
+ platform to build business applications with any logic and UI.
+
++ [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Access][Microsoft Access]] - Database management system that combines
+ relational database engine with a graphical user interface and
+ software-development tools.
* Current status
+ Formulated high-level [[id:1f4e1c17-d25f-4d92-aa9b-5785f1d86f4f][vision / goal]].
-+ In the process of implementing some of building blocks:
- - [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/][Data storage engine.]]
-
- - [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d/][In software, pure Java realtime 3D rendering engine.]]
- - [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d-demos/][3D engine demos]]
++ In the process of implementing some of [[id:52dbbf4c-2ef4-42a6-8331-ad006b6a52ae][building blocks]].
+ System is nowhere near complete (given magnitude of effort required
- and my free time available). Contributions welcome ! :)
-
-* Computation ideas
-+ Program - stored instructions for execution by computer.
-
-+ Process - Currently running program.
- + Process is self contained. Has a full copy of program code and
- every dependent library.
-
- + Memory used by processes is content addressed/deduplicated at
- low level in the system.
-
- + This allows:
- + Upgrading software installed in the system without breaking
- already running processes.
-
- + Easier migration of running processes between physical
- computers.
-
- + Possibility to suspend/resume arbitrary processes to permament
- storage.
-
- + Possibility checkpoint/revert running process.
-
- + Possibility to clone/branch running process.
+ and almost non-existent free time available). Contributions are
+ welcome !
+* Architecture / components
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :ID: 52dbbf4c-2ef4-42a6-8331-ad006b6a52ae
+ :END:
++ [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth/][Sixth]] - Parent project.
+ + [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/][Sixth Data]] - Data storage and computation engine.
+ + [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d/][Sixth 3D]] - 3D engine - for user interface and data visualization.
+ + [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d-demos/][Sixth 3D engine demos]] - Demonstration of Sixth 3D engine capabilities.
* Frequently Given Answers
- Why such name ?
- In short: it's just a number.
- Many years ago inspired by the ideas of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_(programming_language)][Forth (programming
- language)]] I decided to create my own implementation [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/fifth/][Fifth]]
+ language)]] I decided to create my own implementation [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/fifth/][Fifth]]
(computing/programming environment).
- - Then I realized I miss type safe object oriented capabilities. So
- I updated the name to Sixth and switched to Java.
+ - Forth/Fifth felt a bit too low-level language. So current
+ project/approach is an attempt using Java.
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