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Re:Podman v6.0.0 by pjmlp on Thursday July 02, 2026 @03:33PM (#48766288)
In many places it doesn't matter, because cheap companies don't want to even hear about Docker, so one gets to choose between podman, rancher, and if on Windows wslc is going to be a thing.

Docker (the company) lost the plot in Linux containers, OCI got standardized, alternative runtimes came to be, and very few companies actually care to pay for Docker Desktop or the other services they sell.

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Re:Podman v6.0.0 by ifwinterco on Thursday July 02, 2026 @03:39PM (#48766350)
Docker CLI is free for commercial use, it's only docker desktop you have to pay for
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Re:Podman v6.0.0 by pjmlp on Thursday July 02, 2026 @03:58PM (#48766561)
I know, but companies legal or IT department make it easier, no docker of any kind being installed from https://www.docker.com.

Microsoft also is finally adding their own docker cli (wslc), due to having had enough pressure that many companies don't want to instal third party tools for Linux/Windows containers, even if API is compatible with docker daemon.

Apple is doing a similar approach on top of their virtualisation framework.

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