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> I keep hearing statements like "Docker is basically > just cgroups", "Docker is just chroot on steroids", > which is totally incorrect. But this project ba
by tzakrajs 9y ago
> I keep hearing statements like "Docker is basically
> just cgroups", "Docker is just chroot on steroids",
> which is totally incorrect.
But this project basically proves that the characterization is pretty accurate.
- erikb 9y agogo back to the top level of this discussion and ctrl-f for "runc" then it becomes more clear. Docker is more than we usually think it is, because it makes all the stuff around containers so easy to use.
- hodgesrm 9y agoAgree. I'm working through the rubber docker lab now. The fact that docker (a) handles all the details of cgroups, overlays, namespaces; (b) is super easy to use; and (c) runs cross-platform is impressive.