I found the real problem with Docker to be that it downloads things from their repository. Just like Maven, it's a major pain point.
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#23Can anyone post an experience using rkt [0]. I'd love an alternative to using Docker for containers, though I'm not sure how well a community has evolved around rkt. [0] https://github.com/rkt/rkt
Please check the Open Containers Initiative [0]. That lists a number of runtimes. There are now entire tool chains developed independent of anything from Docker Inc.
Re: Docker cannot be downloaded without logging into Docker Store
#24Linux: https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/x86_64/ Win: https://download.docker.com/win/static/stable/x86_64/ Mac: https://download.docker.com/mac/static/stable/x86_64/
The issue in the post talks about "Docker for Mac" and "Docker for Windows" which is basically what Docker for Desktop is.
The links you provided are just for the docker binary (which is, mac/windows they're just the docker client –not sure about what the linux binary contains). They're not the same thing.
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#25Can anyone post an experience using rkt [0]. I'd love an alternative to using Docker for containers, though I'm not sure how well a community has evolved around rkt. [0] https://github.com/rkt/rkt
Docker for Desktop (which is what the issue text describes) is not the same thing as rkt so it would not be an apples to apples comparison. You can still install docker with "apt-get" on Linux. https://docs.docker.com/install/linux/docker-ce/ubuntu/ Docker for Desktop is the GUI experience that runs the docker engine in a VM on your machine with some port forwarding magic etc. rkt equivalent would be containerd probably.
Re: Docker cannot be downloaded without logging into Docker Store
#26On macOS, I recommend: `brew cask install docker`
on windows, I recommend `choco install docker.for.windows`
Re: Docker cannot be downloaded without logging into Docker Store
#27That's what throwaway accounts are for... and this, of course:
http://bugmenot.com/view/store.docker.com
In any case, "to make sure we can improve the Docker for Mac and Windows experience for users moving forward" is yet another example of the official-sounding-yet-bullshit, vague and meandering language that seems to permeate into everything these days. (Is there a specific term for it? "Business-speak" doesn't have enough of a negative connotation for the "We did it this way and you will like it. If you don't, fuck off." that they really want to say.)
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#28Is Docker having trouble monetizing?
Always has been.
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#29I wonder how requiring login to download helps a company in general? Docker says "improve experience for users" but is collecting download counts for each accounts important?
Re: Docker cannot be downloaded without logging into Docker Store
#30Can anyone post an experience using rkt [0]. I'd love an alternative to using Docker for containers, though I'm not sure how well a community has evolved around rkt. [0] https://github.com/rkt/rkt
If your goal is to just use containers, you don't need Docker. You can use containerd, lxc, nspawn, or use clone directly. Docker is an extremely bloated piece of software, and you can probably get by with just a little knowledge of Linux APIs and a solid understanding of your project's requirements.