Why galaxy-graph
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Origin story
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This is quite the personal story, but I recently discovered the
"ontology rabbit hole", which led me to search for simple, intuitive,
libre, and lightweight tools to manage, edit and view them.

I discovered `rdflib`_, which is really
great ! However, I wanted something less "heavy". While `rdflib`_ is
perfect for managing existing ontologies, it is centered around that
specific use-case. I wanted something that allows making quick drafts
without having to care about URIs, attributes, etc. Something to edit
any kind of graph.

I found pre-existing packages with the same goal, but they didn't quite
"click" for me. So, I decided to made my own. This is a great exercise
for me, and I really think it brings something that was missing.

What it brings
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#. **FLOSS, not FOSS:** licensing is a political issue. I want to live in a world where everyone contributes to the commons.
#. **Typed:** because I love static typing in dynamic language. (don't ask why, I honestly don't know myself).
#. **Simple:** There is a Graph, it contains Nodes. A Node contains Connections. Nothing else.

Why galaxy ?
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I have started a long-standing project called *modularity* in PHP. The
goal is to have very flexible pieces that can be put together to form
a modular framework.

With this project, I am starting something similar in Python, so I
needed a prefix for the project name to ensure consistency if I continue
with more Python project with the same principle.

I love space, so I chose the prefix "galaxy". Other *galaxy* projects are
available on the `galaxy homepage`_.

.. _rdflib: https://github.com/RDFLib/rdflib
.. _galaxy homepage: https://galaxy.linarphy.net