[ale] RedHat open sources virtual desktop tool SPICE

[krwatson at cc.gatech.edu]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jim
> Kinney
> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 10:28
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> Subject: [ale] RedHat open sources virtual desktop tool SPICE
> 
> These guys never cease to amaze me. They go out and spend cash to buy
> Qumranet
> (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9114105/Red_Hat_adds_to_virtualiza
> tion_effort_with_Qumranet_acquisition) and then make the product freely
> available: http://www.spice-space.org/download.html
> 
> This is THE tool needed for thin clients!! Basically by running a super
> slim flashRAM linux distro on boot up then SPICE starts on top from the
> server. It supports streaming video/audio with syncronized audio to video.
> http://www.spice-space.org/features.html
> 
> Granted _my_ desktop has been 100% Linux since 1997 but this will make
> large scale corporate adoption of Linux on the desktop easier to handle.
> drop on a client and run the app -> <POOF> instant Linux box!
> 
> If it's not running Linux it's not worth having power!
> 
> --
> --
> James P. Kinney III
> Actively in pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness
> 


Unfortunate choice of names though as there is already a well known product that has been around for many years with the same name. SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) is open source with a BSD license and runs on multiple platforms.

http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/Classes/IcBook/SPICE/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPICE



keith