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#+TITLE: Sixth - system for data storage, computation, exploration and interaction
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-- Clone GIT repository using commanad:
- : git clone http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/git/sixth.git
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-- [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=snapshot;h=HEAD;sf=tgz][Download latest snapshot in TAR GZ format]]
+* (document settings) :noexport:
+** use dark style for TWBS-HTML exporter
+#+HTML_HEAD:
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-+ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+* 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.
- 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]]
-* (document settings) :noexport:
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+** Source code
++ Note - Sixth is currently empty parent/shell project. You can find
+ working code under [[id:52dbbf4c-2ef4-42a6-8331-ad006b6a52ae][sub-projects]].
+
+- [[https://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=snapshot;h=HEAD;sf=tgz][Download latest snapshot in TAR GZ format]]
+
+- [[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:
-#+BEGIN_VERSE
-Makes lots of complex data intuitive to:
+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.
+
+[[id:c19c5a3b-dfb0-4f7f-961c-a387b925669f][See extensible, programmable computing environment examples]]. In each
+case you can install or develop plugins/extensions for every purpose
+imaginable.
+
+I would like to create better general purpose environment with the
+following properties:
+
++ Makes lots of complex data intuitive to:
- explore, understand
- manipulate and compute on
-by extensively relying on:
- - [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d/][Realtime 3D graphics]] with immediate feedback loop.
- - [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/][Flexible and distributed computation and data storage]].
-#+END_VERSE
++ Extensively relying on:
+ - [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d/][Realtime 3D graphics]] with immediate feedback loop.
+
+ #+BEGIN_QUOTE
+ âVirtual reality holds the key to the evolution of the human mindâ
+ Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992)
+ #+END_QUOTE
+
++ [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/][Flexible and distributed computation and data storage]].
+
++ Cross device:
+ + Easily switch and/or combine computers to work seamlessly on any
+ tasks.
+
+ + User interface, data, software, running proceses and available
+ computing power is not contained or limited by boundaries of any
+ single device.
+** 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]]. Emacs
+ provides text buffers that can be used to build GUI.
-#+BEGIN_QUOTE
-âVirtual reality holds the key to the evolution of the human mindâ
-Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992)
-#+END_QUOTE
++ [[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.
++ [[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.
+
++ [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABAP][SAP ABAP]] - Custom database engine, runtime, GUI platform,
+ development environment and programming language.
* Current status
+ Formulated high-level [[id:1f4e1c17-d25f-4d92-aa9b-5785f1d86f4f][vision / goal]].
-+ In the process of implementing some of building blocks:
- - [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-data/doc/index.html][Data storage engine.]]
-
- - [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-3d/doc/index.html][In software, pure Java realtime 3D rendering engine.]]
- - [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-3d-demos/doc/index.html][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 ! :)
-
+* 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.
* Computation ideas
+ Program - stored instructions for execution by computer.
@@ -88,7 +131,7 @@ Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992)
- 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.