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I recently found out about Singularity[0], which seems to be very similar (squashfs application bundle). What advantages does XAR have? [0] https://github.com
by CBLT 8y ago
I recently found out about Singularity[0], which seems to be very similar (squashfs application bundle). What advantages does XAR have?
[0] https://github.com/singularityware/singularity https://github.com/singularityware/singularity
- neuromantik8086 8y agoA budget? Singularity was basically born of not-invented-here syndrome in the neuroscience community and doesn't have nearly the amount of resources that Facebook is able to devote to this problem. If that were to change (i.e., Greg Kurtzer gets millions of dollars in VC or NIH funding out of nowhere) and Singularity weren't a lone developer project it might be worth considering as a viable alternative to XARs.