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<div class="row"><div class="col-md-9"><h1 class="title">Sixth - system for data storage, computation, exploration and interaction</h1>
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-<ul class="org-ul">
-<li><a href="http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=snapshot;h=HEAD;sf=tgz">download latest snapshot</a>
-</li>
-<li>This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
-the terms of version 3 of the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html">GNU Lesser General Public License</a> or later as
-published by the Free Software Foundation.
+<div id="outline-container-sec-1" class="outline-2">
+<h2 id="sec-1"><span class="section-number-2">1</span> General</h2>
+<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-1">
+<ul class="org-ul">
+<li>This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html">GNU Lesser General Public License</a> as
+published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
</li>
<li>Program author:
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Svjatoslav Agejenko
</li>
-<li>Homepage: <a href="http://svjatoslav.eu">http://svjatoslav.eu</a>
+<li>Homepage: <a href="https://svjatoslav.eu">https://svjatoslav.eu</a>
</li>
<li>Email: <a href="mailto://svjatoslav@svjatoslav.eu">mailto://svjatoslav@svjatoslav.eu</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
-<li><a href="http://www.svjatoslav.eu/programs.jsp">other applications hosted at svjatoslav.eu</a>
+<li><a href="https://www.svjatoslav.eu/projects/">Other software projects hosted at svjatoslav.eu</a>
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
-<div id="outline-container-sec-1" class="outline-2">
-<h2 id="sec-1"><a id="ID-1f4e1c17-d25f-4d92-aa9b-5785f1d86f4f" name="ID-1f4e1c17-d25f-4d92-aa9b-5785f1d86f4f"></a><span class="section-number-2">1</span> Vision - A tool to amplify human ability</h2>
-<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-1">
-<p class="verse">
-Makes lots of complex data intuitive to:<br >
-  - explore, understand<br >
-  - manipulate and compute on<br >
-<br >
-by extensively relying on:<br >
-  - <a href="http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-3d/doc/index.html">realtime 3D graphics</a> with immediate feedback loop<br >
-  - <a href="http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-data/doc/index.html">flexible and distributed computation and data storage</a><br >
+<div id="outline-container-sec-1-1" class="outline-3">
+<h3 id="sec-1-1"><span class="section-number-3">1.1</span> Source code</h3>
+<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-1-1">
+<ul class="org-ul">
+<li>Note - Sixth is currently empty parent/shell project. You can find
+working code under <a href="#sec-4">sub-projects</a>.
+</li>
+
+<li><a href="https://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=snapshot;h=HEAD;sf=tgz">Download latest snapshot in TAR GZ format</a>
+</li>
+
+<li><a href="https://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=summary">Browse Git repository online</a>
+</li>
+
+<li>Clone Git repository using command:
+<pre class="example">
+git clone https://www2.svjatoslav.eu/git/sixth.git
+
+</pre>
+</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div id="outline-container-sec-2" class="outline-2">
+<h2 id="sec-2"><a id="ID-1f4e1c17-d25f-4d92-aa9b-5785f1d86f4f" name="ID-1f4e1c17-d25f-4d92-aa9b-5785f1d86f4f"></a><span class="section-number-2">2</span> Vision - A tool to amplify human ability</h2>
+<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-2">
+<p>
+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.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+<a href="#sec-2-1">See extensible, programmable computing environment examples</a>. In each
+case you can install or develop plugins/extensions for every purpose
+imaginable.
</p>
+<p>
+I would like to create better general purpose environment with the
+following properties:
+</p>
+
+<ul class="org-ul">
+<li>Makes lots of complex data intuitive to:
+<ul class="org-ul">
+<li>explore, understand
+</li>
+<li>manipulate and compute on
+</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+
+<li>Extensively relying on:
+<ul class="org-ul">
+<li><a href="https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d/">Realtime 3D graphics</a> with immediate feedback loop.
+</li>
+</ul>
<blockquote>
<p>
Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992)
</p>
</blockquote>
-</div>
-</div>
+</li>
-<div id="outline-container-sec-2" class="outline-2">
-<h2 id="sec-2"><span class="section-number-2">2</span> Current status</h2>
-<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-2">
-<ul class="org-ul">
-<li>Formulated high-level <a href="#sec-1">vision / goal</a>.
+<li><a href="https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/">Flexible and distributed computation and data storage</a>.
</li>
-<li>In the process of implementing some of building blocks:
+<li>Cross device:
<ul class="org-ul">
-<li><a href="http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-data/doc/index.html">Data storage engine.</a>
+<li>Easily switch and/or combine computers to work seamlessly on any
+tasks.
</li>
-<li><a href="http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-3d/doc/index.html">In software, pure Java realtime 3D rendering engine.</a>
-<ul class="org-ul">
-<li><a href="http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-3d-demos/doc/index.html">3D engine demos</a>
+<li>User interface, data, software, running proceses and available
+computing power is not contained or limited by boundaries of any
+single device.
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
+</div>
+
+<div id="outline-container-sec-2-1" class="outline-3">
+<h3 id="sec-2-1"><a id="ID-c19c5a3b-dfb0-4f7f-961c-a387b925669f" name="ID-c19c5a3b-dfb0-4f7f-961c-a387b925669f"></a><span class="section-number-3">2.1</span> Extensible, programmable computing environment examples</h3>
+<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-2-1">
+<ul class="org-ul">
+<li><a href="https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/04/27/one-program-to-rule-them-all/">GNU Emacs</a> - At the heart, Emacs is text editor on top of Lisp
+runtime. Data storage and computation can be done in <a href="https://www.defmacro.org/ramblings/lisp.html">Lisp</a>. Emacs
+provides text buffers that can be used to build GUI.
</li>
-<li>System is nowhere near complete (given magnitude of effort required
-and my free time available). Contributions welcome ! :)
+<li><a href="https://www.eclipse.org/ide/">Eclipse IDE</a> - In essence <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSGi">OSGi</a> platform with a text
+editor. Computation done in java. Eclipse provides integration,
+runtime and GUI platform.
+</li>
+
+<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Notes">IBM Notes/Domino</a> - Custom database engine, software development
+platform, GUI editor, computation can be done in Java and
+LotusScript.
+</li>
+
+<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABAP">SAP ABAP</a> - Custom database engine, runtime, GUI platform,
+development environment and programming language.
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
-
+</div>
<div id="outline-container-sec-3" class="outline-2">
-<h2 id="sec-3"><span class="section-number-2">3</span> Computation ideas</h2>
+<h2 id="sec-3"><span class="section-number-2">3</span> Current status</h2>
<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-3">
<ul class="org-ul">
+<li>Formulated high-level <a href="#sec-2">vision / goal</a>.
+</li>
+
+<li>In the process of implementing some of <a href="#sec-4">building blocks</a>.
+</li>
+
+<li>System is nowhere near complete (given magnitude of effort required
+and my free time available). Contributions welcome ! :)
+</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div id="outline-container-sec-4" class="outline-2">
+<h2 id="sec-4"><a id="ID-52dbbf4c-2ef4-42a6-8331-ad006b6a52ae" name="ID-52dbbf4c-2ef4-42a6-8331-ad006b6a52ae"></a><span class="section-number-2">4</span> Architecture / components</h2>
+<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-4">
+<ul class="org-ul">
+<li><a href="https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth/">Sixth</a> - Parent project.
+<ul class="org-ul">
+<li><a href="https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/">Sixth Data</a> - Data storage and computation engine.
+</li>
+<li><a href="https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d/">Sixth 3D</a> - 3D engine - for user interface and data visualization.
+<ul class="org-ul">
+<li><a href="https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d-demos/">Sixth 3D engine demos</a> - Demonstration of Sixth 3D engine capabilities.
+</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+</div>
+<div id="outline-container-sec-5" class="outline-2">
+<h2 id="sec-5"><span class="section-number-2">5</span> Computation ideas</h2>
+<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-5">
+<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Program - stored instructions for execution by computer.
</li>
</div>
</div>
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-<h2 id="sec-4"><span class="section-number-2">4</span> Frequently Given Answers</h2>
-<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-4">
+<div id="outline-container-sec-6" class="outline-2">
+<h2 id="sec-6"><span class="section-number-2">6</span> Frequently Given Answers</h2>
+<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-6">
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>Why such name ?
<ul class="org-ul">
<li>In short: it's just a number.
</li>
<li>Many years ago inspired by the ideas of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_(programming_language)">Forth (programming
-language)</a> I decided to create my own implementation <a href="http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/fifth/doc/index.html">Fifth</a>
+language)</a> I decided to create my own implementation <a href="https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/fifth/">Fifth</a>
(computing/programming environment).
</li>
<li>Then I realized I miss type safe object oriented capabilities. So
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-<li><a href="#sec-1">1. Vision - A tool to amplify human ability</a></li>
-<li><a href="#sec-2">2. Current status</a></li>
-<li><a href="#sec-3">3. Computation ideas</a></li>
-<li><a href="#sec-4">4. Frequently Given Answers</a></li>
+<li><a href="#sec-1">1. General</a>
+<ul class="nav">
+<li><a href="#sec-1-1">1.1. Source code</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li><a href="#sec-2">2. Vision - A tool to amplify human ability</a>
+<ul class="nav">
+<li><a href="#sec-2-1">2.1. Extensible, programmable computing environment examples</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+<li><a href="#sec-3">3. Current status</a></li>
+<li><a href="#sec-4">4. Architecture / components</a></li>
+<li><a href="#sec-5">5. Computation ideas</a></li>
+<li><a href="#sec-6">6. Frequently Given Answers</a></li>
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