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[ANNOUNCE] cloud-hypervisor-40.0-spectrum0
by Alyssa Ross 01 Jul '24

01 Jul '24

I've updated Spectrum's Cloud Hypervisor patches (which add virtio-gpu support) to support the recently released Cloud Hypervisor 40.0. More information is available at <https://spectrum-os.org/software/cloud-hypervisor/>.

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[ANNOUNCE] cloud-hypervisor-39.0-spectrum1
by Alyssa Ross 20 May '24

20 May '24

I've updated Spectrum's Cloud Hypervisor patches (which add virtio-gpu support) to reflect crosvm's recent renumbering[1] of some of the non-standard vhost-user protocol messages. [1]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/crosvm/crosvm/+/e428c4ba88a26695f63929c68… More information is available at <https://spectrum-os.org/software/cloud-hypervisor/>.

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[ANNOUNCE] cloud-hypervisor-39.0-spectrum0
by Alyssa Ross 29 Apr '24

29 Apr '24

I've updated Spectrum's Cloud Hypervisor patches (which add virtio-gpu support) to support the recently released Cloud Hypervisor 39.0. More information is available at <https://spectrum-os.org/software/cloud-hypervisor/>.

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by info 14 Apr '24

14 Apr '24

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[ANNOUNCE] cloud-hypervisor-38.0-spectrum0
by Alyssa Ross 19 Feb '24

19 Feb '24

I've updated Spectrum's Cloud Hypervisor patches (which add virtio-gpu support) to support the recently released Cloud Hypervisor 38.0. Also new in this release: • Support for adding GPU devices using Cloud Hypervisor's optional D-Bus API. • ch-remote now has an add-gpu subcommand. • GPU support in the API is now documented in the OpenAPI definition. More information is available at <https://spectrum-os.org/software/cloud-hypervisor/>. (I'm still not sure what the right place to announce these updates is…)

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Development streams
by Alyssa Ross 16 Jan '24

16 Jan '24

Hi all, When we had an informal compartmentalization dinner at NixCon, one thing that we talked about a lot was how to communicate the ongoing work happening in Spectrum, make it easier for people to get familiar with how the project works etc. And the suggestion that really seemed to vibe with people there was development streams / videos, which have worked well for projects like Serenity OS and Asahi Linux. It’s been a while since then, but in the background myself and some collaborators have been working on setting everything up to be able to do consistent, high quality Spectrum development streams. I’ve done three so far this year, and I plan to keep going at that sort of pace. So far, on stream I’ve been working on implementing support for sharing files with VMs using the XDG File Chooser Portal. Streams are broadcast on https://live.qyliss.net/ And recordings are available at https://diode.zone/c/spectrum/ Currently, there’s no schedule, as it’s usually hard for me to stick to that sort of thing, and I want to get into the rythym of just streaming frequently when I can before I even attempt that. But I’ll try to do some scheduled streams in future if I can, because I know that would make it easier for people to join in. For now, you can be notified when streams start via browser notifications or ActivityPub. Thanks to everbody who suggested this and helped me get set up for it, and I hope this and other things I’m doing (like a proper release of the Cloud Hypervisor patches) make the project seem more alive and vibrant in 2024. :) Alyssa

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[ANNOUNCE] Cloud Hypervisor with virtio-gpu support
by Alyssa Ross 16 Jan '24

16 Jan '24

Hi, For the past while, I've been maintaining a patchset for Cloud Hypervisor that makes it possible to use crosvm’s virtio-gpu implementation over vhost-user to provide a virtual GPU device to Cloud Hypervisor guests. It’s likely not upstreamable, especially as-is, but given there’s demand for this[1][2], and some other people have already started using my patches, I figured it was worth releasing them properly. The patches, along with more information, are available at: https://spectrum-os.org/software/cloud-hypervisor I’ve been keeping them up to date with new releases of Cloud Hypervisor, and expect to continue to do that. The patchset is developed and maintained as part of Spectrum[3], a project to create a compartmentalized desktop operating system. I’m not sure where the best place will be to announce updated versions of the patchset yet. Spectrum Discuss mailing list? Cloud Hypervisor list? A new one? Feedback very welcome. Get in touch if you have any questions, Alyssa

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Action required from Matrix users in #spectrum:libera.chat
by Alyssa Ross 21 Jul '23

21 Jul '23

Some time in the next week, the #spectrum:libera.chat Matrix room is going to stop working, as a result of a dispute between Libera.Chat and matrix.org[1]. So, unfortunately, if you want to keep using Matrix to participate in the Spectrum chat, you need to take some action: 1. Leave #spectrum:libera.chat 2. Join #spectrum:fairydust.space It's very important to do it in that order, because otherwise the bridge gets confused and bad things happen. If something goes wrong, rejoin either channel, ask for help, and we'll figure it out. On the positive side, the new Matrix room is controlled by me, rather than by the administrators of the Matrix-Libera bridge. This means we can have nice things like room history, and if something like this happens again (needing to use a different bridge, moving IRC network, etc.), I should be able to use my room admin powers to change the setup transparently, without any action being required from individual Matrix users. So this is hopefully the last time I'm going to have to ask Matrix users to join a new room. [1]: https://libera.chat/news/matrix-deportalling

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Help wanted: organising community calls
by Alyssa Ross 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

An annoying longstanding problem with Spectrum is that I do a lot of very interesting work, but I'm not very good at keeping people following the project informed about it. Over the years I've tried writing status updates, but it's really difficult for me to do them consistently. The community calls we've had a couple of are a good format for me, especially because they're interactive, but the potential attendees change over time, depending on who's interested in the project at the moment, and so it's important to work with their schedules to make sure enough people come to make it worthwhile. That means that organising the call is yet another task I should do on a schedule, and struggle with. So, I was wondering if there's somebody out there who's better at sticking to schedules and would be able to help with this part. It really just involves making the scheduling poll, sending out an email about it, and then checking the responses when the poll closes to pick the meeting time, and sending out another email announcing that time. Ideally, I think we'd have a community call every month. If that sounds like that something that would be easier for you than it is for me, it would be lovely if you could get in touch in any of the normal ways. :)

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Spectrum community call, March 2023
by Alyssa Ross 07 Mar '23

07 Mar '23

Hi! I'm organising another community call, trying to make these a regular thing. There's not quite enough time left to organise one in February taking into account when people are available, so it'll be in March. This is a call, open to anybody who wants to attend, to ask questions about Spectrum, talk about any related work they're doing or interested in doing, etc. If you'd like to come, please fill in this poll to indicate when works for you: https://www.systemli.org/poll/#/poll/tYCYsBFri1/participation?encryptionKey… (Note that responses are public.)

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