[Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst

[Janne V. Kujala]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/fenfire
Module name:    journals
Changes by:     Janne V. Kujala <address@hidden>        03/05/09 06:08:20

Modified files:
        plans          : SA_2003.rst 

Log message:
        more formatting

CVSWeb URLs:
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/fenfire/journals/plans/SA_2003.rst.diff?tr1=1.14&tr2=1.15&r1=text&r2=text

Patches:
Index: journals/plans/SA_2003.rst
diff -u journals/plans/SA_2003.rst:1.14 journals/plans/SA_2003.rst:1.15
--- journals/plans/SA_2003.rst:1.14     Fri May  9 05:48:13 2003
+++ journals/plans/SA_2003.rst  Fri May  9 06:08:20 2003
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
 The work leading to the current Fenfire project (formerly GZigZag and Gzz) 
 was started in 1999. 
 
+origins of the Xanalogical model?
+
+
 - previous activity pertaining to the scope of the topic of the
   research (list of the research team's five most important
   publications in terms of the topic)
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@
   quality subsystems.
   
   Goals:
+
        1) Interactive hyperstructure: the user is able to connect any two 
"data items"
        which will then be "near" each other in hyperspace, easily visible and
        accessible from one to the other.
@@ -122,18 +126,25 @@
   
   Our main areas (all strongly interrelated)
        User interfaces
+
                Research on the new possibilities that a more hyperstructural
                approach to information opens to user interfaces. Many more 
                things can be done
+
        Structure
-               -Implementing Ted Nelson's ideas  (Xanalogical hypertext 
storage model)
-               -Resource Description Framework (Semantic web techologies)
+
+               - Implementing Ted Nelson's ideas  (Xanalogical hypertext 
storage model)
+               - Resource Description Framework (Semantic web techologies)
+
        Storage 
-               -Ability to search for Xu links outside local context
-               -P2P storage of data in eternal blocks
-               of data identified by hashes
-               -Location-independent, unique identifiers for every piece of 
data
+
+               - Ability to search for Xu links outside local context
+               - P2P storage of data in eternal blocks
+                 of data identified by hashes
+               - Location-independent, unique identifiers for every piece of 
data
+
        Controllers
+
                New ways to navigate/control information flow in the screen
        
 
@@ -155,18 +166,20 @@
 
 - objectives in researcher training
 
-  -foundations for performing high quality research work
-  -team work in reserch group
-  -improve communication/presentation skills  
+  - foundations for performing high quality research work
+  - team work in reserch group
+  - improve communication/presentation skills  
 
 - ethical questions or data protection problems of the research
    
   All source code is available from the nongnu.org's CVS
   
   Free software.
+
     - mostly LGPL, most valuable innovations GPL.
     - if we ever acquire patents, we shall make a worldwide
       irrevocable license grant for use in GPL software
+
        - we are funded by companies who will either own 
          or license these patents; we have an understanding
          that they will grant the GPL rights: this does not
@@ -179,15 +192,15 @@
 - composition of the research team and its division of labour, as well
   as possible division of the research among different sites of work
   
-  Dr. Tuomas Lukka (Team leader, Hki/Jkl()
-  Professor Pertti Saariluoma (Consultant, Jkl)
-  Janne Kujala (Researcher, Jkl)
-  Hermanni Hyytiälä (Researcher, Jkl)
-  Marketta Niemelä (Researcher, Jkl) ?
-  Asko Soukka (undergraduate student, Jkl)
-  Tuukka Hastrup (undergraduate student, Jkl)
-  Matti Katila (undergraduate student, Jkl)
-  Benjamin Fallenstein (undergraduate student ?, Jkl)
+    - Dr. Tuomas Lukka (Team leader, Hki/Jkl()
+    - Professor Pertti Saariluoma (Consultant, Jkl)
+    - Janne Kujala (Researcher, Jkl)
+    - Hermanni Hyytiälä (Researcher, Jkl)
+    - Marketta Niemelä (Researcher, Jkl) ?
+    - Asko Soukka (undergraduate student, Jkl)
+    - Tuukka Hastrup (undergraduate student, Jkl)
+    - Matti Katila (undergraduate student, Jkl)
+    - Benjamin Fallenstein (undergraduate student ?, Jkl)
   
 - links of the project with other research carried out by the
   researchers on the team
@@ -233,50 +246,64 @@
 
 - research results to be expected and their significance
 
-  The Fenfire system (distributed hypermedia system)  
+The Fenfire system (distributed hypermedia system)  
   
-  New techologies invented:
+New techologies invented:
   
        - paper
-                 -procedural background textures for
-                  bestowing identity to virtual objects
+
+                 - procedural background textures for
+                   bestowing identity to virtual objects
+
         - fillets
-                 -drawing connections between things in a perceptually
-                  motivated way -> far quicker perception
-                -Loom: Focus&Context RDF data browser
+
+                 - drawing connections between things in a perceptually
+                   motivated way -> far quicker perception
+                - Loom: Focus&Context RDF data browser
                   
-        - buoys  - show connected documents / ideas floating
-                  in the margin                  
-                 -FenPDF:a prototype for browsing and collaborative 
-                 annotation of PDF documents             
-                 -PP ?
+        - buoys
+
+                 - show connected documents / ideas floating
+                   in the margin                 
+                  -FenPDF:a prototype for browsing and collaborative 
+                  annotation of PDF documents            
+                - PP ?
         - nadir
-                 -a natural layout for multiple pieces of data
-                  by small rotations
+
+                 - a natural layout for multiple pieces of data
+                   by small rotations
+
         - vobs
-                 -rapid prototyping of radically different
-                  user interfaces, with animation
+
+                 - rapid prototyping of radically different
+                   user interfaces, with animation
+
         - storm 
-                 -Saving data in permanent blocks, requiring
-                  less bandwidth, allowing access to earlier
-                  versions.
-                 -Distributed storage framework
+
+                 - Saving data in permanent blocks, requiring
+                   less bandwidth, allowing access to earlier
+                   versions.
+                 - Distributed storage framework
+
         - urn-5
-                  registered URI scheme to our project
+
+                 - registered URI scheme to our project
   
-  Used techologies, our implementations:
-       -RDF structure
-       -Xanadu hypertext storage model
-       -fisheye 
-       -OpenGL
+Used techologies, our implementations:
+
+       - RDF structure
+       - Xanadu hypertext storage model
+       - fisheye 
+       - OpenGL
        
-  Results
-       -Object/document identify in user interfaces
-       -P2P networking
-       -Interactive creation of hyperstructure
-       -Bidirectional linking in hyperspace
-       -Xanalogical hypertext model
-       -Relational data/data relationship management, document/data item 
management
+Results
+
+       - Object/document identify in user interfaces
+       - P2P networking
+       - Interactive creation of hyperstructure
+       - Bidirectional linking in hyperspace
+       - Xanalogical hypertext model
+       - Relational data/data relationship management, document/data item 
management
   
 - applicability of the research results and their potential exploitation