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Re:Docker Expands Relationship with Microsoft by boolcow on Thursday May 28, 2020 @01:07PM (#23339725)
1. systemd runs as root, doesn't bother me that docker daemon does as well, since they do similar things (for me). Only users with access to the socket file have access.

2. I like the idea of not having a daemon but never actually had a problem with this in practice. The daemon has never crashed on me. systemd also has daemons that have also never crashed on me.

3. It's like 3 lines to install the official docker package. This is a non-issue for me.

Those do not sound like very meaningful advantages. Certainly not significant enough for me to want to switch from something that Just Works.

Thanks for the reply though. I'll be sticking with Docker.

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Re:Docker Expands Relationship with Microsoft by zapita on Thursday May 28, 2020 @04:19PM (#23342068)
The actual advantage of Podman and Buildah is that it is not Docker. Because of the tribal nature of tech communities, that is a desirable property for members of the "anti-Docker" tribe. Everything else is an exercise in retroactively justifying a subjective decision with seemingly objective criteria.

If you don't understand why others are so excited about those tools, it simply means that you're not part of their tribe.

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