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> If anything, this argument dismisses most work done by distros > It seems that the author has a solution - containers - and tries to find a problem for said
by pid-1 4y ago
> If anything, this argument dismisses most work done by distros
> It seems that the author has a solution - containers - and tries to find a problem for said solution.
I don't really follow this. Distro maintainers are working in a problem and some people are happy with the results.
But the fact Nix, Guix flatpack and others exist shows other folks are not and are coming up with their solutions.
It seems you're painting the author as some container weirdo just for not liking your favorite distribution method.
- friendzis 4y agoDistro maintainers are working on a problem (conflict resolution in dependency trees) and solving it. Use of containers is sidestepping of the problem. Containers solve entirely different problem - how do you make conflicting dependency trees coexist in isolation. Layered containers solve this particular problem quite well. But it's a different problem than distros try to solve.
- dooglius 4y agoThere is no "conflict" other than that which is created by most distros; there is no inherent problem to having different applications use different versions of libraries. Containers/nix/whatever do not really sidestep this, so much as not having this problem in the first place.