[XPS-devel] XPS Update
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From: Reid S. <re...@re...> - 2003-02-10 21:51:25
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XPS Folks, Several things have happened over the last month of general interest that I thought you'd like to know about. * Web Site. The main web site at http://extprosys.sourceforge.net/ (also available at http://x10sible.org/) has been completely revised and reorganized. It now uses a simple PHP theme and contains more sections. Of particular note is a complete release plan for XPS through version 1.0, access to project status and news, and sections for descriptions of the architecture and components of XPS. * Formation of XSI. I have recently incorporated a company named eXtensible Systems, Inc. to foster the development of XPS. The company will seek investment capital to speed XPS development and will offer commercial services and products based on XPS. The XSI web site is not complete, but you can preview it at http://www.x10sys.com/ ). * SaveSomeGeeks.com. Inspired by the success of www.savekaryn.com, I decided to see if XPS could benefit from donations by Internet users. I don't know if this experiment will go anywhere, but you can read my e-panhandling attempt at http://savesomegeeks.com/. All net proceeds will go directly to funding XPS development work. Help me promote this site and it might just turn into some contract $ for XPS developers. * Architecture Changes. I've changed the architecture slightly to include a general services daemon (XPSD) separate from the XVM. The XPSD will provide software development services to XPS developers. I have also renamed XVMSH as XPSH to more accurately reflect its character as an interface into the entire XPS system rather than just the XVM. I've also started to document some of the extensions to XPS that we will tackle early: User Interface, Virtual Reality Programming, Database Interface, and Logic Programming. * ADT Design. I have started an Abstract Data Types library to provide the basic ADTs needed by XPS that are compatible with its memory system. This includes things like lists, stacks, queues, maps, hash tables, etc. I have a number of design issues with this module and could really use some help rationalizing it. Anyone interested in this area, please contact me soon as this is what I'm working next. Its needed to support the compiler's symbol table which is holding up release 0.2.0. That's it for now. I would appreciate your feedback on the websites and other plans. Best Regards, Reid. |