8:56 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yair Zaslavsky" <yzaslavs(a)redhat.com>
To: "Martin Polednik" <mpolednik(a)redhat.com>
Cc: "Tomas Jelinek" <tjelinek(a)redhat.com>, "Greg Sheremeta"
<gshereme(a)redhat.com>, "Martin Betak"
<mbetak(a)redhat.com>, "Doron Fediuck" <doron(a)redhat.com>,
"sphoorti joglekar" <sphoorti.joglekar(a)gmail.com>,
movirt(a)ovirt.org
Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 2:31:08 PM
Subject: Re: Some thoughts about moVirt
----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Polednik" <mpolednik(a)redhat.com>
> To: "Tomas Jelinek" <tjelinek(a)redhat.com>
> Cc: "Yair Zaslavsky" <yzaslavs(a)redhat.com>, "Greg
Sheremeta"
> <gshereme(a)redhat.com>, "Martin Betak"
> <mbetak(a)redhat.com>, "Doron Fediuck" <doron(a)redhat.com>,
"sphoorti
> joglekar" <sphoorti.joglekar(a)gmail.com>,
> movirt(a)ovirt.org
> Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 12:58:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Some thoughts about moVirt
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tomas Jelinek" <tjelinek(a)redhat.com>
> > To: "Yair Zaslavsky" <yzaslavs(a)redhat.com>
> > Cc: "Greg Sheremeta" <gshereme(a)redhat.com>, "Martin
Betak"
> > <mbetak(a)redhat.com>, "Doron Fediuck" <doron(a)redhat.com>,
> > "sphoorti joglekar" <sphoorti.joglekar(a)gmail.com>, "Martin
Polednik"
> > <mpoledni(a)redhat.com>, movirt(a)ovirt.org
> > Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 8:03:19 AM
> > Subject: Re: Some thoughts about moVirt
> >
> > (adding martin and movirt list - rest inline)
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Yair Zaslavsky" <yzaslavs(a)redhat.com>
> > > To: "Greg Sheremeta" <gshereme(a)redhat.com>
> > > Cc: "Martin Betak" <mbetak(a)redhat.com>, "Doron
Fediuck"
> > > <doron(a)redhat.com>,
> > > "sphoorti joglekar"
> > > <sphoorti.joglekar(a)gmail.com>, "Tomas Jelinek"
<tjelinek(a)redhat.com>
> > > Sent: Sunday, February 8, 2015 3:37:46 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Some thoughts about moVirt
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Greg Sheremeta" <gshereme(a)redhat.com>
> > > > To: "Yair Zaslavsky" <yzaslavs(a)redhat.com>
> > > > Cc: "Martin Betak" <mbetak(a)redhat.com>, "Doron
Fediuck"
> > > > <doron(a)redhat.com>,
> > > > "sphoorti joglekar"
> > > > <sphoorti.joglekar(a)gmail.com>, "Tomas Jelinek"
<tjelinek(a)redhat.com>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, February 8, 2015 4:27:22 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: Some thoughts about moVirt
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Yair Zaslavsky" <yzaslavs(a)redhat.com>
> > > > > To: "Martin Betak" <mbetak(a)redhat.com>,
"Greg Sheremeta"
> > > > > <gshereme(a)redhat.com>
> > > > > Cc: "Doron Fediuck" <doron(a)redhat.com>
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, February 8, 2015 2:12:20 AM
> > > > > Subject: Some thoughts about moVirt
> > > > >
> > > > > 1. I will be glad to see a wiki page on how I can get involved
with
> > > > > moVirt.
> > > > > For example, I have a new galaxy note4 phone. I will get soon a
> > > > > "monster
> > > > > machine" with 16 gigs, and some SSD, and 1 TB disk on it.
Ok, I can
> > > > > install
> > > > > ovirt all-in-one on it, now what?
> > > > > I don't even know how to configure browsing via the mobile
device
> > > > > to
> > > > > my
> > > > > home
> > > > > network (i.e - access my mahcine) - yes, i know this is not a
> > > > > "strictly
> > > > > moVirt" problem, but if you provide this info it will ease
others
> > > > > to
> > > > > start
> > > > > developing. I would like to know how I can start contributing
to
> > > > > moVirt.
> > > > >
> > > > > 2. Maybe I missed it - what is the decision about the
technology?
> > > > > Native
> > > > > Java
> > > > > ? Cordova? Something else? If native, maybe we should encourage
> > > > > somehow
> > > > > others to start porting to IOS/ Windows Phone, etc?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > Yair
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Adding Sphoorti and Tomas, as they are running this show :)
> > >
> > > Oops, sorry for that.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > 1. 16 GB is not "monster" -- better put 32 or 64 in it :D
> > > > I think Sphoorti has already worked on some documentation, and may
> > > > have
> > > > plans
> > > > to do more?
> > >
> > > Yeah, so as I wrote down, if I have let's say some modem + router at
> > > home,
> > > how can I work against my "all-in-one" ovirt installation?
> >
> > Well, if both your phone and your monster machine is connected to the
> > same
> > router you are both on the same network. So if you can not see oVirt from
> > mobile, there is some problem with firewall on the all-in-one.
> >
> > On https://github.com/matobet/moVirt is the project page. It contains the
> > sources, an unsigned build you can install to play with, some
> > documentation
> > on how to setup movirt and also how to setup the devel env.
> > Ping us all the time if you have any issues setting it up. But please
> > make
> > sure you are using exactly the versions of everything as stated on wiki -
> > any change in gradle or android-studio can have fatal consequences :D
> >
> > Connecting to your environment - well, you need to have access to the
> > engine's REST API from your phone. Than in the moVirt you just need to
> > fill
> > the API URL, name and password.
> > Connecting securely using https is a bit tricky - you need to have the CA
> > cert imported to your phone and connect to REST using the proper URL as
> > stated in the cert.
> > For devel env you can use the HTTPS and pick the "Disable HTTPS" -
it
> > will
> > not check the cert and will work without proper url (e.g. with IP) and
> > without cert imported.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > 2. The decision was native Java. For now, afaik, iOS isn't being
> > > > considered.
> > > > Windows Phone is not popular, but it might be more popular among
> > > > server
> > > > admin types? Not sure.
> >
> > Currently Android and surprisingly it works nice as-is on blackberry :)
> > Even
> > the devel env with debugger etc(!!!)
> > Martin (Polednik) was considering to port it to iOS, not sure - Martin?
> > Also a friend of Sphoorti (the current OPW intern) is very insterested in
> > porting it to iOS as a different OPW. But this is very uncertain - not
> > sure
> > who could lead her and not sure about funding etc...
>
> Heya,
> I'm looking into building native iOS oVirt app, so far I've started
> designing
> the storyboard (UI) and interaction. Some of the decisions were going with
> objective-C (due to internal hate for swift) and going iPhone only as the
> first
> iteration target in order to get the UI as iOSy as possible.
>
> But I have to admit that my experience with iOS or mobile development
> overall
> is quite limited, so I see no issues with either joint efforts or
> developing
> two apps and seeing which one is more suited for iVirt. :)
What about porting of spice client to IOS?
there are issues even on android with it :) I'd say it would be a lot of work porting
it for not too much gain - we have the option of VNC.
And until we don't have the client itself, I don't see too much point in porting a
console for it.
>
> > >
> > > Ok, good to know.
> > > >
> > > > Greg
> > > >
> > >
> >
>