Yes, LXC is similar to OpenVZ and other containerization platforms that are oriented toward "thin" VMs; things that function just like VMs, but don't require th

Yes, LXC is similar to OpenVZ and other containerization platforms that are oriented toward "thin" VMs; things that function just like VMs, but don't require the same resource commitment. I think this is what many people think that Docker is, and what most people actually want, v. the application-centric approach offered by Docker.