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#+TITLE: Sixth - system for data storage, computation, exploration and interaction
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-- This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
- the terms of version 3 of the [[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html][GNU Lesser General Public License]] or later as
- published by the Free Software Foundation.
+* 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
- Email: mailto://svjatoslav@svjatoslav.eu
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+** Source code
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+
+- [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=summary][Browse Git repository online]]
+
+- Clone Git repository using command:
+ : git clone http://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.
+
+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.
+
+ + [[https://www.eclipse.org/ide/][Eclipse IDE]] :: In essence [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSGi][OSGi]] platform with a text editor.
+
+In both cases you can develop/install plugins for every purpose
+imaginable.
+
+
+I would like to create 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://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-3d/doc/index.html][realtime 3D graphics]] with immediate feedback loop
- - [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-data/doc/index.html][flexible and distributed computation and data storage]]
-#+END_VERSE
++ Extensively relying on:
+ - [[http://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
++ [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/][Flexible and distributed computation and data storage]].
-#+BEGIN_QUOTE
-âVirtual reality holds the key to the evolution of the human mindâ
-Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992)
-#+END_QUOTE
++ Cross device:
+ + Easily switch and/or combine computers to work seamlessly on any
+ tasks.
+
+ + User interface, data, software, running proceses etc are not
+ contained to any device.
* 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://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/][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]]
+ - [[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]]
+ 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.
+
* 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://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/fifth/doc/index.html][Fifth]]
+ language)]] I decided to create my own implementation [[http://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.