Foundation

Architecture blueprint for a capability-based, event-driven Linux desktop built around a system-wide Knowledge Graph.

What this is

This repository contains the LaTeX source for the architecture document. It covers the full system stack: event pipeline (eBPF), Knowledge Graph (SQLite + Ladybug), AI layer, Wayland compositor fork, shell, permission model, and roadmap.

The compiled PDF is published on Zenodo:

Kicker, T. (2026). A Capability-Based, Event-Driven Linux Desktop: Knowledge Graph Architecture and Design Rationale (1.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19119730

Building

pdflatex main && bibtex main && pdflatex main && pdflatex main

Requires a standard LaTeX distribution with biblatex, tikz, tabularx, and listings.

Status

The blueprint is the published reference. Implementation is well underway in the arlenos/arlen monorepo (pre-alpha). See the roadmap in Chapter 10.

License

CC BY 4.0