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Re:CoreOS is building a container runtime, Rocket by pron on Monday December 01, 2014 @02:51PM (#8683283)
I'm interested: why do you need a container for a UI application? It would be better for your users if it could run as a simple process.
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Re:CoreOS is building a container runtime, Rocket by billconan on Monday December 01, 2014 @04:31PM (#8683956)
I actually need gpu, not the ui. I need it to do scientific computation. Video streaming service is another case. gpu has better video encoding capabilities.

I previously heard that docker has trouble loading device drivers.

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Re:CoreOS is building a container runtime, Rocket by tedreed on Monday December 01, 2014 @04:45PM (#8684052)
Not the parent poster, but needing GPU isn't necessarily the same as having UI. You can use GPU for a variety of general purpose math (Example: mining bitcoins, or doing stuff like Folding@Home), or for offline rendering.
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Re:CoreOS is building a container runtime, Rocket by billconan on Monday December 01, 2014 @06:17PM (#8684686)
yes, I understand offline rendering. I'm looking into egl off screen rendering. But due to historical reason, the current gpu drivers (NVIDIA) need x server.
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