[Gzz-commits] fenfire/docs/history Milestones.rst

[Asko Soukka]

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Module name:    fenfire
Changes by:     Asko Soukka <address@hidden>    03/04/29 04:17:52

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        unindenting, adding AJK's notes

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--- fenfire/docs/history/Milestones.rst:1.5     Mon Apr 28 11:19:12 2003
+++ fenfire/docs/history/Milestones.rst Tue Apr 29 04:17:52 2003
@@ -7,25 +7,26 @@
     - when did Janne change from cellular automata
     - when were the name changes
     - when were the buoys invented?
+    - when did Kimmo Wideroos come and go?
 
-This document contains the most important events in the project's history.
-It's intended to be *honest*, so it does contain several of the mistakes we 
made.
-When reading, please remember that most such documents would only explain
-the positive aspects.
+This document contains the most important events in the project's
+history.  It's intended to be *honest*, so it does contain several of
+the mistakes we made.  When reading, please remember that most such
+documents would only explain the positive aspects.
 
 1999
 ====
 
-    After returning to Finland from his Junior Fellowship at Harvard
-    University, USA, Tuomas reads Ted's talk about ZigZag. Something clicks:
-    Tuomas notices this this system would be very close to several things
-    he's been longing for in his computer use.
+After returning to Finland from his Junior Fellowship at Harvard
+University, USA, Tuomas reads Ted's talk about ZigZag. Something
+clicks: Tuomas notices this this system would be very close to several
+things he's been longing for in his computer use.
 
-    He contacts Ted Nelson and after some emails, they agree that Tuomas
-    can develop a free version, if Ted gets to do his "director's cut".
+He contacts Ted Nelson and after some emails, they agree that Tuomas
+can develop a free version, if Ted gets to do his "director's cut".
 
-    The project starts as a work project for some students, Vesa Parkkinen
-    and Heikki Maaranen, as a C++ version using Gtk for graphics.
+The project starts as a work project for some students, Vesa Parkkinen
+and Heikki Maaranen, as a C++ version using Gtk for graphics.
 
 2000
 ====
@@ -33,34 +34,63 @@
 Spring:
 -------
 
-    For portability and ease of programming (garbage collection &c) the Java
-    version is started by Tuomas. The work project finishes.
+For portability and ease of programming (garbage collection &c) the
+Java version is started by Tuomas. The work project finishes.
 
-    The first version of libvob (called Flobs) is created.
+The first version of libvob (called Flobs) is created.
+
+Ted Nelson visits Jyväskylä and plants a seed to at least AJK.
 
 Summer: 
 -------
     
-    funded by Sonera, Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho (student at Jyväskylä) and 
-    Tuukka Hastrup (high school student in Helsinki) join the project.
+funded by Sonera, Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho (student at Jyväskylä) and
+Tuukka Hastrup (high school student in Helsinki) join the project.
 
-    Asko Soukka hears about ZZ from Tuukka Hastrup.
+Asko Soukka hears about ZZ from Tuukka Hastrup.
 
-    Benja Fallenstein also joins, using his own time (as a college student 
-    in Germany).
+Benja Fallenstein also joins, using his own time (as a college student
+in Germany).
 
-    Zobs: Java objects whose fields are read from the zzStructure 
-    are developed to help coding.
+Zobs: Java objects whose fields are read from the zzStructure are
+developed to help coding.
     
-    AJ is developing the first cellular language.
+AJ is developing the first cellular language.
 
-    Tuomas works a lot on versioning, solving some of the issues with 
versioning
-    ZZ-like sequences.
+Tuomas works a lot on versioning, solving some of the issues with
+versioning ZZ-like sequences.
 
 Fall:
 -----
 
-    Rauli Ruohonen, a CS student at Helsinki University
+Rauli Ruohonen, a CS student at Helsinki University
+
+AJK works on Thales Clang, completing a partial design.
+                                                                               
 
+While working on Thales Clang, AJK designs an extended, fully general
+cursor mechanism, for use as a pointer system in Thales Clang, which
+is adopted (http://xanadu.com.au/mail/zzdev/msg00515.html).
+                                                                               
 
+Tuomas has the idea of Heraclitus Clang, work on Thales Clang is
+abandoned but Heraclitus is never moved beyond initial idea stage.
+                                                                               
 
+AJK starts working on release engineering.  First prerelease in
+September, first full release (0.1.0) two weeks later.  0.4.0 is
+released in December.
+                                                                               
 
+AJK also becomes the hostmaster/postmaster for www.gzigzag.org etc.
+                                                                               
 
+After abandoning Clang work, AJK goes on to design a network protocol
+for sharing spaces.
+                                                                               
 
+Katariina Ervasti (a graduated humanist from Vaasa), Cat, joins the
+project.
+
+.. [AJK] (The current version is mistaken in this - I can remember Cat
+   working with us before the move to Agora, she came aboard around the
+   time of Ted's visit, I believe.)
+                                                                               
 
+.. Tuomas - don't forget Nile! :-)
 
 2001
 ====
@@ -68,24 +98,51 @@
 Spring: 
 -------
 
-    Tero Mäyränen (local student) and Katariina Ervasti (a graduated humanist 
from Vaasa)
-    join the project.
+Tero Mäyränen (local student) join the project.
 
-    Tuomas is ??? weeks on sick leave.
+Tuomas is ??? weeks on sick leave.
+
+AJK continues working on release engineering.  Three releases are made
+(0.5.0, 0.5.1 and 0.6.0).  AJK also worked on making new releases
+understand old data (a frequent complaint from Marlene at the time).
+                                                                               
 
+AJK implements code to import past versions of a space read-only to
+the "head" version.  http://xanadu.com.au/mail/zzdev/msg01043.html)
+                                                                               
 
+AJK's work on the network protocol continues and a spec is nearly
+finished.  AJK implements a stripped-down version.
+                                                                               
 
+Tuomas comes up with the idea of Mediaserver and the network protocol
+stuff is abandoned in favour of Mediaserver.
+
+While contributing to Mediaserver, AJK comes up with the name Storm
+(for STorage Module) for a subcomponent of Mediaserver.  AJK writes
+the first version of the future HTTP-Kit as part of Mediaserver.
+                                                                               
 
+Cat leaves the project.  AJK takes over Cat's paperwork duties.
 
 Summer:
 -------
 
-    Tuomas, Tuukka, Benja, Kimmo, (anyone else?) give presentations at the 
ZigZag workshop
-    at the HyperText'01 conference.
+Tuomas, Tuukka, Benja, Kimmo, (anyone else?) give presentations at the
+ZigZag workshop at the HyperText'01 conference.
+
+AJK and Benja deliver a joint talk on ZZ programming langauages at the
+first ZZ workshop at HT01 (http://www.mit.jyu.fi/antkaij/plinzz.html)
 
 Fall:
 -----
 
-    Asko Soukka starts to use GZZ 0.6 in hope of better re-usability
-    and interconnectivity of his notes. Because Asko used to create
-    his notes as mind maps, from fall 2001 to spring 2002 he did some
-    wheel view development to "emulate" mind mapping on GZZ.
+AJK continues administrative stuff: release engineering (0.6.1 is
+released), hostmaster/postmaster, paperwork.  He no longer
+participates very actively in substance stuff.
+                                                                         
+AJK leaves the project as a paid member at the end of the year.
+                                                                               
 
+Asko Soukka starts to use GZZ 0.6 in hope of better re-usability and
+interconnectivity of his notes. Because Asko used to create his notes
+as mind maps, from fall 2001 to spring 2002 he did some wheel view
+development to "emulate" mind mapping on GZZ.
 
 2002
 ====
@@ -93,35 +150,46 @@
 Spring:
 -------
 
-    Tuomas invents unique backgrounds using procedural texturing and fillets 
(softened
-    connections).
+AJK continues release engineering as volunteer (0.6.2 and 0.6.3 are
+released).
+                                                                               
 
+GZigZag project is asked to cease using that name by Ted Nelson.  The
+name is changed to GZZ in March.  GZigZag is removed from Debian, and
+it was hoped that a renamed 0.6.4 would be released soon.  However,
+nobody did the necessary boring work of renaming to the stable code,
+so GZZ never entered Debian.
+                                                                               
 
+Tuomas invents unique backgrounds using procedural texturing and
+fillets (softened connections).
 
 Summer:
 -------
 
-    Fillets published in Information Visualization '02 -conference in London.
+Fillets published in Information Visualization '02 -conference in London.
 
-    Basic design of storm (xanalogical hypertext using GUIDs) published by 
Tuomas and Benja
-    at HT'02. Benja gives the presentation as Tuomas doesn't want to travel to 
the US.
+Basic design of storm (xanalogical hypertext using GUIDs) published by
+Tuomas and Benja at HT'02. Benja gives the presentation as Tuomas
+doesn't want to travel to the US.
 
-    Irregular edges invented
+Irregular edges invented
 
 Fall:
 -----
 
-    Asko Soukka (a user-friendly information technology student at
-    Jyväskylä University) joins the projects as a conscientious
-    objector (person undergoing non-military service). Asko gets
-    introduced with the new development version and sets his target
-    to create a new mind map note tool until fall 2003. 
-
-    Matti Katila (mathematical information technology student at 
-    Jyväskylä univ.) join the project.
-
-    Tuomas and Janne make the mistake of overreaching by trying to send 
articles
-    about both irregular edges and unique backgrounds to the same conference.
-    Neither article passes because both had to be finished in a hurry. 
However, encouragingly,
-    the referees' reports are contradictory, implying that there *is* a lot of 
potential.
+Asko Soukka (a user-friendly information technology student at
+Jyväskylä University) joins the projects as a conscientious objector
+(person undergoing non-military service). Asko gets introduced with
+the new development version and sets his target to create a new mind
+map note tool until fall 2003.
+
+Matti Katila (mathematical information technology student at Jyväskylä
+univ.) join the project.
+
+Tuomas and Janne make the mistake of overreaching by trying to send
+articles about both irregular edges and unique backgrounds to the same
+conference.  Neither article passes because both had to be finished in
+a hurry. However, encouragingly, the referees' reports are
+contradictory, implying that there *is* a lot of potential.
 
 2003
 ====
@@ -129,27 +197,28 @@
 Spring:
 -------
 
-    The idea for building Lego controllers invented in a discussion about
-    how we could order Legos with the project's funds ;)  ;)
+The idea for building Lego controllers invented in a discussion about
+how we could order Legos with the project's funds ;) ;)
 
-    The secret controller (secret because a patent may be applied) invented.
+The secret controller (secret because a patent may be applied)
+invented.
 
-    Ted Nelson informs us that he doesn't want to license the zzStructure US 
patent
-    after all, and is building a commercial version. After the initial shock,
-    we react by changing the name of the project, splitting the project (so 
that
-    as many as possible parts are not depending on each other) and starting
-    to use RDF. 
-
-    RDF turns out to be successful: it's a standard format with already several
-    tools, and does not share zzStructure's problems. What seemed like a 
catastrophe
-    has actually turned out well.
-
-    Asko reimplements his wheel view for Loom, the possible successor of
-    the basic GZZ client. Wheel view seem to have at least some
-    potential to show plain RDF structure as a spatial *hyper space*.
-
-    Asko works for a independent release Navidoc: the collection of
-    project's documentation utilies. An article about Navidoc's
-    ability to crosslink between distinct documentation using
-    imagemapped UML diagrams is submitted to HyperText '03 conference,
-    but gets slightly rejected because of its immaturity.
+Ted Nelson informs us that he doesn't want to license the zzStructure
+US patent after all, and is building a commercial version. After the
+initial shock, we react by changing the name of the project, splitting
+the project (so that as many as possible parts are not depending on
+each other) and starting to use RDF.
+
+RDF turns out to be successful: it's a standard format with already
+several tools, and does not share zzStructure's problems. What seemed
+like a catastrophe has actually turned out well.
+
+Asko reimplements his wheel view for Loom, the possible successor of
+the basic GZZ client. Wheel view seem to have at least some potential
+to show plain RDF structure as a spatial *hyper space*.
+
+Asko works for a independent release Navidoc: the collection of
+project's documentation utilies. An article about Navidoc's ability to
+crosslink between distinct documentation using imagemapped UML
+diagrams is submitted to HyperText '03 conference, but gets slightly
+rejected because of its immaturity.