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Smith: A microcontainer builder

• wmf 9y ago
  Some context about this project: https://blogs.oracle.com/developers/the-microcontainer-manifesto https://blogs.oracle.com/developers/the-microcontainer-manif... Oracle is also working on a simpler container runtime that was discussed recently: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14705888 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14705888
  • dnautics 9y ago
    Why not just use singularity?
    • wmf 9y ago
      You don't get famous for installing software that already exists.
• abritinthebay 9y ago
  Seems very cool, but limited to compiled software if I read it correctly?
  • icebraining 9y ago
    An interpreted program is just a compiled program (the interpreter) that reads a few text files.
• neilwilson 9y ago
  So basically a chroot jail running a process as an unprivileged user. Cool new tech!
  • icebraining 9y ago
    Yes, plus a network namespace with its own IP and limits to memory/CPU/IO.