Tiny Linux distro that runs the entire OS as Docker containers

Re:Tiny Linux distro that runs the entire OS as Docker conta... by user5994461 on Saturday April 29, 2017 @03:22PM (#14228237)

There is an advantage in layering components, or building new software on top of existing components.

However, a minor improvement or bugfix should be done in the component that is responsible for it. Creating another layer instead of fixing the problem is just creating more problems.

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Re:Tiny Linux distro that runs the entire OS as Docker conta... by numbsafari on Saturday April 29, 2017 @05:04PM (#14228735)

You can go whole hog with "containers" by just adopting unikernels.

But, unless you are willing to abandon Linux/Unix, this is kinda where you are left.

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Re:Tiny Linux distro that runs the entire OS as Docker conta... by hueving on Sunday April 30, 2017 @04:25AM (#14230655)

How would that work when containers make kernel calls?

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Re:Tiny Linux distro that runs the entire OS as Docker conta... by sp332 on Sunday April 30, 2017 @07:24AM (#14231039)

Where containers would make kernel calls, unikernels make calls to the VM hypervisor. (Not exactly, but kinda.)

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