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diff --git a/about-future.html b/about-future.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a8ef98c --- /dev/null +++ b/about-future.html @@ -0,0 +1,160 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<!-- Copyright notes are just below the head and before body --> + + <html lang="en-US"> + + <!-- HTML Header --> + <head> + <!-- Title of the page. --> + <title>Maneage -- Managing data lineage</title> + + <!-- Enable UTF-8 encoding to easily use non-ASCII charactes --> + <meta charset="UTF-8"> + <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> + + <!-- Put logo beside the address bar --> + <link rel="shortcut icon" href="./img/favicon.svg" /> + + <!-- The viewport meta tag is placed mainly for mobile browsers + that are pre-configured in different ways (for example setting the + different widths for the page than the actual width of the device, + or zooming to different values. 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See + <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. --> + + <!-- Start the main body. --> + <body> + <div id="container"> + <header role="banner"> + <!-- global navigation --> + <nav role="navigation" id="nav-hamburger-wrapper"> + <input type="checkbox" id="nav-hamburger-input"/> + <label for="nav-hamburger-input">|||</label> + <div id="nav-hamburger-items" class="button"> + <a href="index.html">Home</a> + <a href="about.html">About</a> + <a href="http://git.maneage.org/project.git/">Git</a> + <a href="tutorial.html">Tutorial</a> + </div> + </nav> + </header> + <div class="banner"> + <div> + <a href="index.html"><img src="img/maneage-logo.svg" /></a> + </div> + <div> + <h1>Maneage</h1><h2>Managing Data Lineage</h2> + <p>Copyright © 2018-2020 Mohammad Akhlaghi <a href="mailto:mohammad@akhlaghi.org">mohammad@akhlaghi.org</a><br /> + Copyright © 2020 Raul Infante-Sainz <a href="mailto:infantesainz@gmail.com">infantesainz@gmail.com</a><br /> + <a href="#page-footer">License Conditions</a></p> + </div> + </div> + + + + + <hr /> + <p align="right">Previous: <a href="about-tips.html">Tips for designing your project</a>, Up: <a href="about.html">About</a> </p> + + <h1>Future improvements</h1> + + <p>This is an evolving project and as time goes on, it will evolve and become + more robust. Some of the most prominent issues we plan to implement in the + future are listed below, please join us if you are interested.</p> + + <h2>Package management</h2> + + <p>It is important to have control of the environment of the project. Maneage + currently builds the higher-level programs (for example GNU Bash, GNU Make, + GNU AWK and domain-specific software) it needs, then sets <code>PATH</code> so the + analysis is done only with the project's built software. But currently the + configuration of each program is in the Makefile rules that build it. This + is not good because a change in the build configuration does not + automatically cause a re-build. Also, each separate project on a system + needs to have its own built tools (that can waste a lot of space).</p> + + <p>A good solution is based on the <a href="https://nixos.org/nix/about.html">Nix package manager</a>: a separate file is present for + each software, containing all the necessary info to build it (including its + URL, its tarball MD5 hash, dependencies, configuration parameters, build + steps and etc). Using this file, a script can automatically generate the + Make rules to download, build and install program and its dependencies + (along with the dependencies of those dependencies and etc).</p> + + <p>All the software are installed in a "store". Each installed file (library + or executable) is prefixed by a hash of this configuration (and the OS + architecture) and the standard program name. For example (from the Nix + webpage):</p> + + <pre><code>/nix/store/b6gvzjyb2pg0kjfwrjmg1vfhh54ad73z-firefox-33.1/</code></pre> + + <p>The important thing is that the "store" is <em>not</em> in the project's search + path. After the complete installation of the software, symbolic links are + made to populate each project's program and library search paths without a + hash. This hash will be unique to that particular software and its + particular configuration. So simply by searching for this hash in the + installed directory, we can find the installed files of that software to + generate the links.</p> + + <p>This scenario has several advantages: 1) a change in a software's build + configuration triggers a rebuild. 2) a single "store" can be used in many + projects, thus saving space and configuration time for new projects (that + commonly have large overlaps in lower-level programs).</p> + + + <p align="right">Previous: <a href="about-tips.html">Tips for designing your project</a>, Up: <a href="about.html">About</a> </p> + + + + + <footer role="contentinfo" id="page-footer"> + <h2>Copyright information</h2> + + <p>This file is part of Maneage's core: <a href="https://git.maneage.org/project.git">https://git.maneage.org/project.git</a></p> + + <p>Maneage is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under + the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free + Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) + any later version.</p> + + <p>Maneage is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY + WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS + FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more + details.</p> + + <p>You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along + with Maneage. If not, see <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/">https://www.gnu.org/licenses/</a>.</p> + <ul> + <li><p>Maneage is currently based in the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC).</p></li> + <li><p>Address: IAC, Calle Vía Láctea, s/n, E38205 - La Laguna (Tenerife), Spain.</p></li> + <!-- The people page will be added later + <li><p>People [page will be added later]</p></li> + --> + <li><p>Contact: with <a href="https://savannah.nongnu.org/support/?func=additem&group=reproduce">this form.</a></p></li> + <li><p>Copyright © 2020 Maneage volunteers</p></li> + <li><p>All logos are copyrighted by the respective institutions</p></li> + </ul> + </footer> + </div> + </body> |