Re:Bottles – Easily run Windows software on Linux
by tiagod on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @06:47PM
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Bloat is relative.
On one hand, a docker container will include duplicates of libraries, many versions, and sometimes unnecessary stuff.
On the other hand, I can run a lot of software on my machine by running a single command, without installing tools and libraries in my system I won't ever use again, and I can, with reasonable confidence, get rid of everything with another.
A lot of people prefer wasted disk space, and potentially memory and cycles, to wasted time and patience.
On one hand, a docker container will include duplicates of libraries, many versions, and sometimes unnecessary stuff.
On the other hand, I can run a lot of software on my machine by running a single command, without installing tools and libraries in my system I won't ever use again, and I can, with reasonable confidence, get rid of everything with another.
A lot of people prefer wasted disk space, and potentially memory and cycles, to wasted time and patience.