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I'm all for a new container runtime if it lets me start containers as a non-root user. Allowing non-root users to start containers would open up a whole new level of applications, particularly on multi-tenant HPC-style clusters.
I'm not really making a value judgement, just an observation.
Great news. I'm not a fan of Docker's new monolithic approach to containerization. Things like orchestration and networking should not be included in docker, but rather pluggable.
Interesting takeaways from the post: * Despite Brandon Philips (CoreOS CTO) serving on the Docker governance board, Docker has aggressively expanded their scope well beyond their original container manifesto. * CoreOS believes the Docker runtime is now too unwieldy and "fundamentally flawed"; the unwritten word that really sprung to mind was that Docker was getting "greedy." * CoreOS reaffirms their original operatin…
I wonder if that comes from the partnership with Microsoft.
This is how Linux fragments, and ultimately dies as the Linux we know. I'm not really making a value judgement, just an observation.
It's too early to foretell the fate of Rocket. Containers are getting lots of attention, so I'm actually pretty happy to look at this as a potentially rewarding experiment. Worst case, it fails and we keep using Docker (or whatever else springs up).
It's in a business's best interest, and exceedingly common practice, to "land and expand" with something clear and compelling, and following that add features to compete with alternative solutions. I don't think there's anything inherently altruistic about CoreOS that would keep Rocket lean in the long-run, especially as they begin migrating their various tools away from Docker containers.
This is how Linux fragments, and ultimately dies as the Linux we know. I'm not really making a value judgement, just an observation.
Docker may or may not be the container engine that lasts a long time. There is a reason they raised a bunch of money. Clearly containers are going to be big, but is Docker the one that goes on to be dominant? Docker is trying through building features & biz dev, but it's far from over.