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Re:How is Docker.io different from a normal virtual machine? by derefr on Friday September 13, 2013 @07:15AM (#6379721)
Honestly, I have no idea if the software I write runs on FreeBSD. I know it runs on Linux, and therefore I know I can package it with Docker.

And I think that's the crux of it--do you think anyone would use Heroku if its container environment were FreeBSD-based? I'm guessing not; nobody develops on FreeBSD, so they'd have to test on a separate FreeBSD VM before deploying.

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Re:How is Docker.io different from a normal virtual machine? by justincormack on Friday September 13, 2013 @11:25AM (#6381074)
Lots of people seem to develop on Macs, so Linux is a VM to them. And if it runs on a Mac it probably runs on FreeBSD. Joyent seems to be managing with non-Linux containers too.
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Re:How is Docker.io different from a normal virtual machine? by FreeBSD-user on Saturday September 14, 2013 @04:30AM (#6385052)
That's a shame, FreeBSD is actually a pretty impressive OS. You should give it a try, mono-cultures aren't a good thing.
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