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Re:Jails on FreeBSD by fragmede on Friday May 26, 2023 @03:18PM (#36088465)
> That's just saying how people tend to use it

People tend to use words that describe how they use things to describe what they are.

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Re:Jails on FreeBSD by righttoolforjob on Friday May 26, 2023 @04:32PM (#36089178)
Well, take a car as an example.

The question is not what you use a car for, but rather how the car is built.

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Re:Jails on FreeBSD by 0x457 on Friday May 26, 2023 @10:16PM (#36091465)
Car is a carriage-like mode of transportation.

The question was "Calling "VM-like" is not helpful because containers have also been called that, it also doesn't explain anything."

I've provided examples why "VM-like" is used to describe jails.

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