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That's the thing - docker deprived us from the containers. Containers were there long before docker and they were good. For example Solaris zones https://en.wik
by betaby 9y ago
That's the thing - docker deprived us from the containers.
Containers were there long before docker and they were good. For example Solaris zones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaris_Containers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaris_Containers . Linux-vserver and FreeBSD jails were there even longer, but weren't that feature-rich.
I also find docker is overly limiting and solving non-existing problems and personally use custom tools around systemd-nspawn.
- raesene9 9y agoI'm not sure how Docker deprived anyone from anything? All those other container technologies are still there and available for use. from jails to zones to LXC/D... Docker brought some useful additions to the ecosystem like Docker hub and also helped adoption of containers overall by making easy to use tools. There's absolutely nothing to stop people picking and choosing what parts of the container ecosystem they use, which is one of the nice parts about it. Just need to run a container image, use runc. Want a daemon to manage container lifecycle , use CRI-O or containerd. Want the additional features like network management and hub access, use Docker.
- betaby 9y agoMarketing hype - no one sees anything behind Docker [or Docker-like re-implementation].
- icebraining 9y agoAs you wrote, containers have existed for many years before Docker appeared, yet barely anyone used them, so how can you blame Docker for people not using those container technologies?