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Re:How containers became a tech darling, and why Docker beca... by amelius on Monday May 25, 2015 @03:16AM (#9598983)
I haven't used Docker, but looking at the wikipedia page, it seems that most of what Docker provides is actually supplied by the Linux kernel. So I'm wondering: what is Docker really, besides a thin layer on top of the kernel?
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Re:How containers became a tech darling, and why Docker beca... by NeutronBoy on Monday May 25, 2015 @06:12AM (#9599367)
There was this [1] posted not long back, and it basically says exactly that - Docker is a convenient layer around existing kernel functions and systemd. You can do it all manually.

https://chimeracoder.github.io/docker-without-docker/#1

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Re:How containers became a tech darling, and why Docker beca... by digi_owl on Wednesday May 27, 2015 @10:35AM (#9611611)
Taking systemd for granted, sheesh...
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Re:How containers became a tech darling, and why Docker beca... by contingencies on Monday May 25, 2015 @04:34AM (#9599149)
A massive Silicon Valley marketing budget.
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Re:How containers became a tech darling, and why Docker beca... by antocv on Monday May 25, 2015 @05:17AM (#9599241)
In the absence of other "cool" new "paradigm disrupting" technologies, docker takes the stage.

Never forget, technology is merely a tool, it is always culture, marketing and sociology which has the upper hand in defnining what works and doesnt. Whats in and whats out.

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Re:How containers became a tech darling, and why Docker beca... by pjc50 on Monday May 25, 2015 @06:34AM (#9599428)
What is the shell really, but a thin layer on the kernel? All it does is make syscalls.
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