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Deprecation of SPICE was news to me. Issue thread on the removal: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2030592
by krautburglar · Sep 13, 2026
Who named this project? SPICE - the circuit emulator - is one of the oldest and most well known open source projects id all time.
by valdiorn · Sep 12, 2026
The page doesn't make what SPICE is for obvious, aside from linking to other pages, but they are not talking about the circuit simulation tool. (It appears to be some sort of to…
by II2II · Sep 12, 2026
Agreed. The SPICE electronics simulator is over fifty years old, and is still very important to people who have to design electronics. It's inside many other electronics design…
by Animats · Sep 12, 2026
SPICE is not in any danger of dying; it's the thing every analog EE uses to simulate their circuits, and has been for 40 years. This remote desktop thing needs to change its name.
by kragen · Sep 12, 2026
Is there a good alternative to SPICE beside VNC?
by seymon · Sep 12, 2026
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In the culinary arts, a spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance primarily used for flavouring or colouring food. Spices are distinguished from herbs, which are the leaves, flowers, or stems of plants used for flavouring or as a garnish. Spices and herbs are both seasonings. Spices are sometimes used in medicine, religious rituals, cosmetics, or perfume production. They are usually classified into spices, spice seeds, and herbal categories. For example, vanilla is commonly used as an ingredient in fragrance manufacturing. Plant-based sweeteners such as sugar are not considered spices. Read more on Wikipedia