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> I don't have any good ideas for how to break this cycle. By 2028, I expect every to-do app will include its own 4GB copy of Ubuntu because it's convenient. 2
by koolba 8y ago
> I don't have any good ideas for how to break this cycle. By 2028, I expect every to-do app will include its own 4GB copy of Ubuntu because it's convenient.
2028? More like 2015. It’s already like that for much of what runs in Docker containers.
- gnur 8y agoKind of, except that the base ubuntu image is more like 70MB.
- pavlov 8y agoI was thinking of the Ubuntu desktop. Each desktop utility could be its own virtual machine, and it wouldn't be so far removed from what already happens with Electron.
- homarp 8y agosee https://www.qubes-os.org/ https://www.qubes-os.org/ and https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2018/01/22/qubes-air/ https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2018/01/22/qubes-air/
- IanCal 8y agoAnd if things are using the same base, you don't have multiple copies but only one copy of the base image.
- jrs95 8y agoIs it? Most people I’ve seen working with Docker have tried their best to use Alpine for everything. Even something with a lot of OS dependencies tends to end up at around 200MB on the high end.
- spacemanmatt 8y agomy nginx image is around 16M until I add python (certbot)