Red Hat Open Sources SPICE Desktop Virtualization 79
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laxl writes "Linux vendor Red Hat has open sourced the Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environment (SPICE) virtual desktop protocol it acquired last year with Qumranet, which used SPICE for its own commercial desktop-virtualization product, called SolidIce. SPICE can be used to deploy virtual desktops from a server out to remote computers, such as desktop PCs and thin-client devices. It is similar to other rendering protocols used for remote desktop management such as Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol or Citrix's Independent Computing Architecture. SPICE supports rendering virtual instances of Windows XP and Windows 7, as well as Red Hat Enterprise Linux. According to Red Hat, SPICE has advantages over other protocols in that it can dynamically customize desktop instances to fit specific operating environments. According to the article, most of the SPICE code is available under the GNU GPLv2, though parts are also licensed under LGPL- and BSD-styled licenses."
Dune (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Stop overloading common tech acronyms! (Score:5, Funny)
He who controls the SPICE controls the universe. (Unless it's been open sourced)
Re:Stop overloading common tech acronyms! (Score:3, Funny)
So, would this be a bad time to introduce my newly designed thin-client PC called the "Generic Network Unit" (GNU) and my new programming language for thin client computer graphics, the "GNU Graphics Programming Language" (GNU GPL)?
Re:Stop overloading common tech acronyms! (Score:5, Funny)
He who controls the SPICE controls the universe. (Unless it's been open sourced)
He who controls root controls the universe. Then he who controls the SPICE only has the powers he's delegated.
Re:SPICE is a circuit simulator (Score:5, Funny)
What about places that might have a need for both SPICEs?
They will need a SPICE rack.
Re:Stop overloading common tech acronyms! (Score:3, Funny)
That depends. Will it have a Special Purpose Internet Connection Enhancement?
SPICE? (Score:3, Funny)