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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
+ 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=snapshot;h=HEAD;sf=tgz][Download latest snapshot in TAR GZ format]]
+- [[https://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=snapshot;h=HEAD;sf=tgz][Download latest snapshot in TAR GZ format]]
-- [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=summary][Browse Git repository online]]
+- [[https://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
+ : 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.
+Goal is, so called bicycle for the mind.
-[[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.
+A tool, that provides powerful, extensible, adaptable, hackable, easy
+to use, general purpose computing environment for working with
+knowledge.
-I would like to create better general purpose environment with the
-following properties:
+[[id:c19c5a3b-dfb0-4f7f-961c-a387b925669f][See extensible, programmable computing environment examples]].
-+ Makes lots of complex data intuitive to:
- - explore, understand
- - manipulate and compute on
+I would like to create better general purpose computing environment
+with the following priorities:
-+ Extensively relying on:
- - [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d/][Realtime 3D graphics]] with immediate feedback loop.
++ Makes data and insights easy to discover, understand, manipulate,
+ transform and visualize.
+
++ 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 and available
- computing power is not contained or limited by boundaries of any
- single 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]]. Emacs provides text buffers that can be used to
- build GUI.
-
-+ [[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.
++ [[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 [[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 ! :)
+ and almost non-existent free time available). Contributions are
+ welcome !
* Architecture / components
:PROPERTIES:
:ID: 52dbbf4c-2ef4-42a6-8331-ad006b6a52ae
:END:
-+ [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth/][Sixth]] - Parent project.
- + [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/][Sixth Data]] - Data storage and computation engine.
- + [[http://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d/][Sixth 3D]] - 3D engine - for user interface and data visualization.
- + [[http://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.
++ [[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 [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/fifth/][Fifth]]
+ (computing/programming environment).
+ - Forth/Fifth felt a bit too low-level language. So current
+ project/approach is an attempt using Java.
+* See also
+Following projects are inspiring or have similar goals:
-+ Process - Currently running program.
- + Process is self contained. Has a full copy of program code and
- every dependent library.
++ [[https://github.com/kaveh808/kons-9][kons-9]]: An IDE For 3D Production. The intention is to develop a
+ flexible and extensible system in which can be built a wide variety
+ of application and domain specific tools and packages.
- + Memory used by processes is content addressed/deduplicated at
- low level in the system.
++ [[https://gtoolkit.com/][Glamorous Toolkit]]: Moldable development environment. It is a live
+ notebook. It is a flexible search interface. It is a fancy code
+ editor. It is a software analysis platform. It is a data
+ visualization engine. All in one.
- + This allows:
- + Upgrading software installed in the system without breaking
- already running processes.
+** Computation on multi dimensional data
++ [[https://rd-alliance.org/system/files/Array-Databases_final-report.pdf][Array Databases: Concepts, Standards, Implementations]]
- + Easier migration of running processes between physical
- computers.
++ [[https://tiledb.com/][TileDB]]
+ + Analyze and share complex multi-dimensional data at scale
- + Possibility to suspend/resume arbitrary processes to permament
- storage.
++ [[id:01aa65c1-3d44-44a8-9b90-58454bc6be80][CM-1 Connection Machine]]
- + Possibility checkpoint/revert running process.
++ [[https://lisp-stat.dev/][Lisp-Stat: An environment for Statistical Computing]]
+** Distributed, reliable, parallel computing systems
++ [[https://github.com/vygr/ChrysaLisp][ChrysaLisp]]
+ + Assembler/C-Script/Lisp 64 bit, MIMD, multi CPU, multi threaded,
+ multi core, multi user Parallel OS. With GUI, Terminal, OO
+ Assembler, Class libraries, C-Script compiler, Lisp interpreter,
+ Debugger, and more...
- + Possibility to clone/branch running process.
++ [[http://www.uruk.org/emu/Taos.html][TAOS]]
+ + Completely distributed operating system/virtual machine:
-* 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]]
- (computing/programming environment).
- - Then I realized I miss type safe object oriented capabilities. So
- I updated the name to Sixth and switched to Java.
++ [[http://esug.org/data/ESUG2015/3%20wednesday/1100-1130%20SQL%20Queries%20on%20Smalltalk%20Objects/SQL%20Queries%20in%20Smalltalk%20(James%20Foster).pdf][Gemstone/S]]
+ + Completely distributed smalltalk based computing
+ system.
+
++ http://phantomos.org/
+ + Programs run forever. System crash or reboot does not destroy
+ state of running program.
+
++ [[http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/2665][Magma]]
+ + Multi-user object database for Squeak
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