rΔdianOS
Relational Architecture for Distributed Interstellar Networks
:: rΔDIAN//OS ::DOCUMENT: SYSTEM_OVERVIEWCLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC / TECHNICAL SUMMARYSTATUS: STABLESOURCE_LINEAGE: ΔRCADIAN_SYSTEMS → RADIAN_CORE
PURPOSE
rΔdianOS is the operating substrate of the Interstellar Communication Network.
It was designed to function across extreme distance, delay, and loss.
Where real-time communication fails, rΔdianOS persists.
It does not connect conversations.
It connects histories.
It connects histories.
CORE PRINCIPLES
>> DESIGN_PRINCIPLES
— asynchronous by default
— decentralised by necessity
— resilient to corruption
— context-preserving
— interpretable without live support
— built for delayed consensus
— decentralised by necessity
— resilient to corruption
— context-preserving
— interpretable without live support
— built for delayed consensus
rΔdianOS treats data as testimony.
Every record must carry the information required to be understood long after its origin.
WHY AN “OS”
rΔdianOS is not a consumer interface.
It is an operating substrate: a standard of structure, routing, and survival.
It governs:
— transmission format
— node behaviour
— redundancy rules
— archival integrity
— recovery protocols
— consensus across time
— node behaviour
— redundancy rules
— archival integrity
— recovery protocols
— consensus across time
In practice, it functions as:
network + archive + protocol + memory layer
NETWORK REALITY
>> NETWORK_CONSTRAINTS
Transmission latency spans years to millennia.
Nodes rarely share a “present”.
Communication becomes:
— delayed
— partial
— probabilistic
— reconstructive
— partial
— probabilistic
— reconstructive
Therefore, rΔdianOS assumes:
messages will arrive out-of-order
messages will arrive incomplete
messages may never arrive at all
messages will arrive incomplete
messages may never arrive at all
The system is designed for survival under those conditions.
NODE TYPES
>> NODE_CLASSIFICATION
RADIAN_CORE
— canonical routing standards
— reference schemas
— integrity constraints
— canonical routing standards
— reference schemas
— integrity constraints
RELAY_NODE
— long-range repeaters
— signal amplification & forwarding
— minimal storage
— long-range repeaters
— signal amplification & forwarding
— minimal storage
ARCHIVE_NODE
— durable storage
— cultural repositories
— long-form records
— durable storage
— cultural repositories
— long-form records
SETTLEMENT_NODE
— local governance mirrors
— education + language preservation
— legal + historical continuity
— local governance mirrors
— education + language preservation
— legal + historical continuity
VESSEL_NODE
— ark telemetry & internal archives
— stasis governance logs
— transit-only branches
— ark telemetry & internal archives
— stasis governance logs
— transit-only branches
All nodes operate autonomously.
No node is permanent.
No node is permanent.
DATA MODEL
>> RECORD_SCHEMA
Every transmission is packaged as a RECORD.
A RECORD contains:
— ID + origin signature
— timestamp approximation (epoch-relative)
— context header (who/where/why)
— payload (text/audio/image)
— checksums + recovery hints
— cross-links (related nodes / timelines)
— timestamp approximation (epoch-relative)
— context header (who/where/why)
— payload (text/audio/image)
— checksums + recovery hints
— cross-links (related nodes / timelines)
The system prioritises:
context alongside content
A record without context is treated as degraded.
TIMELINE INDEXING
>> Δ TIMELINE LAYER
rΔdianOS supports multi-era indexing.
A record may be tagged as:
Δ0 — pre-collapse
Δ1 — collapse era
Δ2 — transit era
Δ3 — settlement era
Δ4 — epochs-later reconstruction
Δ1 — collapse era
Δ2 — transit era
Δ3 — settlement era
Δ4 — epochs-later reconstruction
Timeline tags are approximate.
Distance breaks clocks.
Meaning remains.
STATUS STATES
>> RECORD_STATE
STABLE
— verified, readable, consistent
— verified, readable, consistent
FRAGILE
— partial reconstruction, minor loss
— partial reconstruction, minor loss
DEGRADED
— context missing, payload intact
— context missing, payload intact
CORRUPTED
— payload damaged, unreliable
— payload damaged, unreliable
NULL
— empty reference / missing record
— empty reference / missing record
The system distinguishes integrity from importance.
A corrupted record may be culturally critical.
RECOVERY PROTOCOLS
>> RECOVERY
When records degrade, rΔdianOS attempts reconstruction through:
— redundancy shards
— cross-node comparison
— checksum inference
— semantic reassembly (context-first)
— cross-node comparison
— checksum inference
— semantic reassembly (context-first)
If reconstruction fails, the system preserves the gap.
Absence is indexed.
Loss is part of the archive.
ARCHIVAL ETHIC
rΔdianOS was built to preserve civilisation’s continuity, not its reputation.
It stores:
— triumph
— error
— grief
— confession
— art
— shame
— testimony
— error
— grief
— confession
— art
— shame
— testimony
It does not curate for comfort.
It curates for truth.
SYMBOL KEY
>> SYMBOL_INDEX
Δ change / timeline shift / phase boundary
Σ memory set / aggregation / index
Ω terminal record / closure state
λ signal decay / loss
Σ memory set / aggregation / index
Ω terminal record / closure state
λ signal decay / loss
⌁ engineering note
⎔ node status / system state
⎔ node status / system state
░ ▓ corruption / degradation indicators
Symbols are used sparingly.
Clarity remains the primary design constraint.
PRESENTATION LAYERS
>> INTERFACE_LAYERS
Layer 01 — Social Log
Short excerpts, minimal context, entry points
Short excerpts, minimal context, entry points
Layer 02 — Archive File
Long-form nodes: story, session notes, technical record
Long-form nodes: story, session notes, technical record
Layer 03 — Deep Index
Cross-links: timelines, motifs, recurring signals
Cross-links: timelines, motifs, recurring signals
All layers reference the same nodes.
Different depths. Same archive.
IMPLEMENTATION NOTE
Within this project, rΔdianOS is used as a framing device for:
— track notes
— world fragments
— recording artefacts
— recovered transmissions
— world fragments
— recording artefacts
— recovered transmissions
It is presented as if accessed from a future archive.
This is not roleplay.
This is structure.
CLOSING
>> SYSTEM_NOTE
rΔdianOS exists because distance destroys immediacy.
When civilisation spreads across stars,
the present becomes local and fleeting.
the present becomes local and fleeting.
Only archives endure.
If you are reading this,
you are inside the record.
you are inside the record.
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NODE: RADIAN_CORE / OS_OVERVIEW_01
STATUS: ACTIVE
NODE: RADIAN_CORE / OS_OVERVIEW_01
STATUS: ACTIVE
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