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Yes. But I guess in 5 years or less there will be another runtime (especially now that the company is basically dissolved), while namespaces, etc will stay.

tombert 7y ago
I don't know that that's true; Google and Microsoft seem to have really started betting on Docker and, for better or for worse, they are big trend-setting companies, so I suspect it's more likely that one of them would purchase it and continue working on it before it just goes away.
- tssva 7y ago
  Google and Microsoft have really started betting on containerization. Neither has really started betting on Docker.
  - tracker1 7y ago
    Considering Google, Azure, AWS, DO, IBM and others all have cloud offerings centered around Kubernetes with Docker compatible containers, even if some of the tooling changes, I don't expect that "Docker" will really go anywhere. I would be surprised if the next step doesn't have it swallowed by one of the above companies (probably not DO though). Even for AWS Lambda, I use docker to build linux lambda packages on non-linux environments (docker for windows/mac). The easiest way to get a service up in Elastic Beanstalk is with a Dockerfile. Even if Docker (organization) does die, Docker (open source tooling) will live on for a very long time. And although I do like where podman and others are coming from, I don't think that it will displace docker in the long run.
- zzyzxd 7y ago
  > Google and Microsoft seem to have really started betting on Docker I still remember the days when I learned docker for the first time and everything worked like magic. And I appreciate Docker for that. However, I am not so sure if Google/Microsoft developers are happy with Docker nowadays. It was the best container runtime 3 years ago, but today I have much more pleasant experience with other runtimes like cri-o. I would say, the added abstraction layer of container runtime interface in Kubernetes is a sign, that they want to explore better solutions to replace docker.
keoeoj83 7y ago
Boot2Kube Linux distros will be the norm One of the daemonless tools out there now or some interface specifically for Kube will exist as a dependency
imtringued 7y ago
Docker is more than just a runtime.

tombert 7y ago

I don't know that that's true; Google and Microsoft seem to have really started betting on Docker and, for better or for worse, they are big trend-setting companies, so I suspect it's more likely that one of them would purchase it and continue working on it before it just goes away.

tssva 7y ago
Google and Microsoft have really started betting on containerization. Neither has really started betting on Docker.
- tracker1 7y ago
  Considering Google, Azure, AWS, DO, IBM and others all have cloud offerings centered around Kubernetes with Docker compatible containers, even if some of the tooling changes, I don't expect that "Docker" will really go anywhere. I would be surprised if the next step doesn't have it swallowed by one of the above companies (probably not DO though). Even for AWS Lambda, I use docker to build linux lambda packages on non-linux environments (docker for windows/mac). The easiest way to get a service up in Elastic Beanstalk is with a Dockerfile. Even if Docker (organization) does die, Docker (open source tooling) will live on for a very long time. And although I do like where podman and others are coming from, I don't think that it will displace docker in the long run.
zzyzxd 7y ago
> Google and Microsoft seem to have really started betting on Docker I still remember the days when I learned docker for the first time and everything worked like magic. And I appreciate Docker for that. However, I am not so sure if Google/Microsoft developers are happy with Docker nowadays. It was the best container runtime 3 years ago, but today I have much more pleasant experience with other runtimes like cri-o. I would say, the added abstraction layer of container runtime interface in Kubernetes is a sign, that they want to explore better solutions to replace docker.

keoeoj83 7y ago

Boot2Kube Linux distros will be the norm One of the daemonless tools out there now or some interface specifically for Kube will exist as a dependency

imtringued 7y ago

Docker is more than just a runtime.