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Added computation ideas
authorSvjatoslav Agejenko <svjatoslav@svjatoslav.eu>
Mon, 30 Oct 2017 19:41:22 +0000 (21:41 +0200)
committerSvjatoslav Agejenko <svjatoslav@svjatoslav.eu>
Mon, 30 Oct 2017 19:41:22 +0000 (21:41 +0200)
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diff --git a/doc/index.html b/doc/index.html
index e34161c..bb7c5b2 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/index.html
+++ b/doc/index.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
 <title>Sixth - system for data storage, computation, exploration and interaction</title>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
 <title>Sixth - system for data storage, computation, exploration and interaction</title>
-<!-- 2017-07-29 Sat 14:10 -->
+<!-- 2017-09-05 Tue 12:57 -->
 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 <meta name="generator" content="Org-mode">
 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 <meta name="generator" content="Org-mode">
@@ -273,9 +273,55 @@ and my free time available). Contributions welcome ! :)
 </div>
 
 <div id="outline-container-sec-3" class="outline-2">
 </div>
 
 <div id="outline-container-sec-3" class="outline-2">
-<h2 id="sec-3"><span class="section-number-2">3</span> Frequently Given Answers</h2>
+<h2 id="sec-3"><span class="section-number-2">3</span> Computation ideas</h2>
 <div class="outline-text-2" id="text-3">
 <ul class="org-ul">
 <div class="outline-text-2" id="text-3">
 <ul class="org-ul">
+<li>Program - stored instructions for execution by computer.
+</li>
+
+<li>Process - Currently running program.
+<ul class="org-ul">
+<li>Process is self contained. Has a full copy of program code and
+every dependent library.
+
+<ul class="org-ul">
+<li>Memory used by processes is content addressed/deduplicated at
+low level in the system.
+</li>
+
+<li>This allows:
+<ul class="org-ul">
+<li>Upgrading software installed in the system without breaking
+already running processes.
+</li>
+
+<li>Easier migration of running processes between physical
+computers.
+</li>
+
+<li>Possibility to suspend/resume arbitrary processes to permament
+storage.
+</li>
+
+<li>Possibility checkpoint/revert running process.
+</li>
+
+<li>Possibility to clone/branch running process.
+</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+</div>
+
+<div id="outline-container-sec-4" class="outline-2">
+<h2 id="sec-4"><span class="section-number-2">4</span> Frequently Given Answers</h2>
+<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-4">
+<ul class="org-ul">
 <li>Why such name ?
 <ul class="org-ul">
 <li>In short: it's just a number.
 <li>Why such name ?
 <ul class="org-ul">
 <li>In short: it's just a number.
@@ -297,14 +343,15 @@ I updated the name to Sixth and switched to Java.
 <ul class="nav">
 <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>
 <ul class="nav">
 <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. Frequently Given Answers</a></li>
+<li><a href="#sec-3">3. Computation ideas</a></li>
+<li><a href="#sec-4">4. Frequently Given Answers</a></li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 </nav>
 </div></div></div>
 <footer id="postamble" class="">
 <div><p class="author">Author: Svjatoslav Agejenko</p>
 </ul>
 </div>
 </nav>
 </div></div></div>
 <footer id="postamble" class="">
 <div><p class="author">Author: Svjatoslav Agejenko</p>
-<p class="date">Created: 2017-07-29 Sat 14:10</p>
+<p class="date">Created: 2017-09-05 Tue 12:57</p>
 <p class="creator"><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/">Emacs</a> 25.1.1 (<a href="http://orgmode.org">Org-mode</a> 8.2.10)</p>
 </div>
 </footer>
 <p class="creator"><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/">Emacs</a> 25.1.1 (<a href="http://orgmode.org">Org-mode</a> 8.2.10)</p>
 </div>
 </footer>
diff --git a/doc/index.org b/doc/index.org
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--- a/doc/index.org
+++ b/doc/index.org
@@ -56,6 +56,30 @@ Dr. Lawrence Angelo, The Lawnmower Man (1992)
 + System is nowhere near complete (given magnitude of effort required
   and my free time available). Contributions welcome ! :)
 
 + 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.
 * Frequently Given Answers
 - Why such name ?
   - In short: it's just a number.
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