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> glorified tarballs Calling container images glorified tarballs is like calling cars glorified lawnmowers.

• kjeetgill 5y ago
  Maybe closer to calling a 16-wheeler a glorified minivan. I think there's something meaningful in that comparison.
• brazzy 5y ago
  Um...a container image is very literally and exactly a collection of tarballs and some JSON files with metadata.