Speaker
Description
Spectrum is a Linux-based desktop operating system which aims to provide improved security by isolating each application running on the system (as well as drivers where possible) into its own lightweight virtual machine, while still providing a integrated desktop system. In contrast to previous virtualization-based desktop compartmentalization efforts, Spectrum takes an upstream-first approach, building on top of mechanisms like Wayland security contexts, XDG Desktop Portals, and virtio-gpu. This talk is an overview of how various freedesktop.org interfaces, including those which were not designed with virtualization in mind, can be used to enable a much more cohesive and sustainable compartmentalized system than has been possible in the past, and aims to start a discussion about how virtualization might be further accommodated in freedesktop.org protocols and implementations going forward.
| In-person or virtual presentation | In-person |
|---|---|
| Code of Conduct | Yes |
| GSoC, EVoC or Outreachy | No |
