Re: [Gzz] Some thoughts on future directions

[hemppah]

Quoting Tuomas Lukka <address@hidden>:

> ... about the future. I know, should be working on the article
> but can't before I get these out of my mind.
> 
> First, we need yet another name change. When taking the name Gzz,
> I felt that we wouldn't stay there - now I know why ;)
> 
> In order to keep the nice "PEG" name, we should have a new name
> beginning with G as well. Grif? Growl (Emma's)?
> 
> Another thing: should we split up the project into subprojects:
> 
> - vob framework (extensible, for not all vobs and GL renderables belong
> here)
> 
> - storm
> 
> This would make our work more reusable by others, as these do not
> depend on each other and would be more readily comprehensible
> 
> - xanalogical-media-on-storm base (enfilades &c)
> 
> - discrete structure, UIs on the above three 
> 
> But of course then we'd need to look for names for all of them.
> And we can't use storm if someone's trademarked it in software.
> Possibly need to prefix it, as in Growlstorm or something.
> 
> Then, the structure. There's something called tuple spaces,
> which we should look at.
> 
> Basically, most computer languages have the structures:
> 
>       - tuple (C's struct, ...)
> 
>       - list
> 
>       - hash/associative map
> 
> Now, there are structures where there are consistency rules.
> I think we might want to define these by storm blocks: so that
> they really are immutable later, and if a new version is made,
> it is a different structure.
> 
> The basic unit of the structures is the "point" or "node":
> an atomic GUID (urn-5). It has no meaning whatsoever. It's
> just a point. 
> 
> There are associative mappings, i.e. the "content" mapping
> would be a mapping from GUID to enfilade.
> 
> The main principle is that all mappings are queriable in any direction.
> 
> An important part is that the system needs to keep track
> of what relationships are expressed in what blocks, made/*signed* by
> whom, and allow limiting of queries by that. This way we can prevent
> spamming of a GUID by hostile users.
> 
> Should I write these into a PEG?
> 

Absolutely ;).


-Hermanni




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