X-Git-Url: http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Findex.org;h=cf565f715344378f9c819c6f1aa96c31e8376310;hp=a1cbfb9dccfe0e5983fb8665b29b6369882c4f6b;hb=1181b6a8f25ef632e4e8e514f509c2fb78b90986;hpb=e9ca1aaef242d490b788e69b521da0aa700c874a diff --git a/doc/index.org b/doc/index.org index a1cbfb9..cf565f7 100644 --- a/doc/index.org +++ b/doc/index.org @@ -1,22 +1,26 @@ #+TITLE: Sixth - system for data storage, computation, exploration and interaction ----- -- [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=snapshot;h=HEAD;sf=tgz][download latest snapshot]] +- Clone GIT repository using commanad: + : git clone http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/git/sixth.git -- 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. +- [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=snapshot;h=HEAD;sf=tgz][Download latest snapshot in TAR GZ format]] + ++ 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 -- [[http://svjatoslav.eu/programs.jsp][other applications hosted at svjatoslav.eu]] +- [[http://www.svjatoslav.eu/projects/][Other software projects hosted at svjatoslav.eu]] * (document settings) :noexport: ** use dark style for TWBS-HTML exporter -#+HTML_HEAD: +#+HTML_HEAD: #+HTML_HEAD: #+HTML_HEAD: " #+HTML_HEAD: -* Vision / goal - A tool to amplify human ability +* Vision - A tool to amplify human ability :PROPERTIES: :ID: 1f4e1c17-d25f-4d92-aa9b-5785f1d86f4f :END: -In short, this is what I want: - -- [[id:4224d52c-2ee1-411a-bd89-77c286322b21][Perfect data storage and computation engine]] - -- Feeds lots of complex data into your brain in intuitive to explore, - understand and manipulate form by extensively relying on realtime 3D - graphics and fast feedback loop. (including virtual reality support) - - #+BEGIN_QUOTE - “Virtual reality holds the key to the evolution of the human mind” - Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992) - #+END_QUOTE +#+BEGIN_VERSE +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 -** Perfect data storage and computation engine - :PROPERTIES: - :ID: 4224d52c-2ee1-411a-bd89-77c286322b21 - :END: - -I hate to choose between good things. Figuring out a way to combine -below properties in one system would be beyond awesome. - -(That`s the high level overview, details are slowly being worked -out...) - -*** Computation -+ Lisp (programming language): - + Almost no syntax. - + Code and data intercangeable. - + Easily self modifying. - + (The big Lisp idea: https://dev.to/ericnormand/the-idea-of-lisp ) - -+ Smalltalk (programming language / runtime): - + Everything is object. - + On the fly modifiable / reprogrammable. - + Anything can be suspended/resumed from persistent storage on the - fly. - -+ Hadoop (computation system): - + Many individual connected computers behave as one big - computer. System is horizontally linearly scalable. - + Programming abstraction and execution model that naturally divides - problems te be solved in parallel and result easily combined. - + Data is spread across nodes, automatic failover, built in - resiliency. - + Small pieces of code are automatically transferred to the node - that contains relatively big data that needs processing (network - efficiency). - -*** Data storage -See: [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-data/doc/index.html][Sixth data subproject]] - -+ Relational databases: - + Transactional - + Indexable / Quickly searchable - -+ Git (version control system) - + Versionable - + Branchable / mergeable. - + Transparent cansistency, checksumming and deduplication. - + (Git as a database: - https://www.kenneth-truyers.net/2016/10/13/git-nosql-database/ ) +#+BEGIN_QUOTE +“Virtual reality holds the key to the evolution of the human mind” +Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992) +#+END_QUOTE * Current status + Formulated high-level [[id:1f4e1c17-d25f-4d92-aa9b-5785f1d86f4f][vision / goal]]. @@ -103,3 +59,36 @@ See: [[http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitbrowse/sixth-data/doc/index.html][Sixth data + 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://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.