X-Git-Url: http://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Findex.org;h=fd49f38e9bfe3a21fd82371c6671e8c50a88d7ce;hp=75d1e3f3f156b8e20163bdad657f1f87420b14e7;hb=d376d5591dea46987854c19221b39d4acbf7653f;hpb=533a274bb661ac95d9b48b33732df6a849fd5a4a diff --git a/doc/index.org b/doc/index.org index 75d1e3f..fd49f38 100644 --- a/doc/index.org +++ b/doc/index.org @@ -1,57 +1,137 @@ #+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]] - -- 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. +* (document settings) :noexport: +** use dark style for TWBS-HTML exporter +#+HTML_HEAD: +#+HTML_HEAD: +#+HTML_HEAD: +#+HTML_HEAD: + +* 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://svjatoslav.eu/programs.jsp][other applications 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]]. -* Current status -There is nothing useful for regular people yet. +- [[https://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=snapshot;h=HEAD;sf=tgz][Download latest snapshot in TAR GZ format]] -Sixth is presently in research / prototyping and ideas collecting phase. Some -working parts are already implemented: +- [[https://www2.svjatoslav.eu/gitweb/?p=sixth.git;a=summary][Browse Git repository online]] -- First layer of storage: Simple persistent key-value map. +- 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: +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. -- In software, pure Java realtime 3D rendering engine. +[[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. -* Vision -- A tool to amplify human ability. +I would like to create better general purpose environment with the +following properties: -- Properly visualizes and immerses user in completely various forms of - information and provides intuitive and powerful ways to explore, interact and - manipulate it with fast feedback loop to immediately see results. ++ Makes lots of complex data intuitive to: + - explore, understand + - manipulate and compute on -#+BEGIN_QUOTE -“Virtual reality holds the key to the evolution of the human mind” -Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992) -#+END_QUOTE ++ Extensively relying on: + - [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-3d/][Realtime 3D graphics]] with immediate feedback loop. -* Features to implement in the future + #+BEGIN_QUOTE + “Virtual reality holds the key to the evolution of the human mind” + Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992) + #+END_QUOTE -- Semantic networks / knowledge trees. - - Is able to use natural language for knowledge mining and question answering. - This could potentially lead to self aware artificial intelligence. Because - of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics]["Three laws safe"]] design, there is nothing that can go wrong. ++ [[https://www3.svjatoslav.eu/projects/sixth-data/][Flexible and distributed computation and data storage]]. -- Become an alternative to KDE, Gnome, Canonical Unity or similar desktop user - interfaces. ++ Cross device: + + Easily switch and/or combine computers to work seamlessly on any + tasks. -- Become an open source scientific computing engine of structured data as an - alternative to proprietary Wolfram Alpha. + + User interface, data, software, running proceses and available + computing power is not contained or limited by boundaries of any + single device. -- Become an open source solution for unstructured knowledge extraction and - processing, similar to IBM Watson. +** 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. -- P2P (Peer to peer) distributed computation system. ++ [[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 [[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. + ++ 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 [[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.