Re: [coreboot] [GSoC] Coreboot Spice Payload

[Hao Li]

Hi Leandro,

Are you talking about implementing the Spice protocol client in the
coreboot? Does it rely on QEMU? I think the scenario you are talking about,
or Spice protocol itself, it quite similar to RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol)
protocol, isn't it? In the typical client-server model, for example, a
Network Computer (with limited hardware resource) running a tiny Linux
allows you to "rdesktop" to any server supporting RDP protocol. Maybe you
need to think of a more appealing scenario. :)

Best Regards,
Hao Li
Peking University

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Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:50:59 -0400
From: Leandro Dorileo 
To: Marc Jones 
Cc: Coreboot 
Subject: Re: [coreboot] [GSoC] Coreboot Spice Payload
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Hi Marc

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Marc Jones  wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Leandro Dorileo

wrote:
> > Hi Guys!
> >
> > I saw coreboot was accepted as mentoring organization for GSoC this
> > year once again. I want to participate this year again as student and
> > I came with the idea of a Coreboot Spice Payload. I wrote a small
> > text[1] describing the idea.
> >
> > I would like to hear from you what you think. I have discussed with
> > some guys already but would like to open it a bit more.
> >
> > [1] - http://vps.dorilex.net/~dorileo/coreboot-spice-payload.txt
> >
> > Thanks....
>
> Hi Leandro,
>
> Yes, coreboot is accepting student applications for GSoC again this
> year. Your idea looks very interesting. I think that expanding the
> payload offerings for coreboot and developing with libpayload would
> make a good project. Have you thought about what kind of hardware you
> would develop on?

All I need is something with a ethernet, video, serial and keyboard
devices - no special requirements on that. I own a coreboot supported
mainboard - the one I used in 2009. But I`m considering to buy an
allix.* + flexyice - I haven`t decided yet, can you suggest anything?
> Who uses Spice today?

Spice is mainly supported by RedHat, it was developed by Qumranet who
used originally supported spice on their desktop virtualization
product named SolidIce. Now RedHat has implemented spice on open
source products like qemu to support server side and their enterprise
desktop clients.
> What type of systems or users
> would take advantage of a Spice Payload?

Once we`re talking about remote desktop virtualization anyone who
wants do shrink the expenses with hardware and hardware upgrades on
desktops. The real operating system runs in the server which off loads
the heavy CPU tasks, you can have a small and cheap piece of hardware
capable of running any modern and powerful desktop operating system.