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Re: Requirements for DRM in HTML are confidential

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Post by techdragon » Mon, Jan 20, 2014, 1:15 AM UTC

shmerl wrote: post #403

derefr wrote: post #379

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Might Docker containers be a valid solution to this? Shipping old games is a sorta-kinda-similar problem to shipping frozen versions of web-apps.

That can work probably, since Docker claims that it doesn't impose big overhead, so it can be suitable for gaming.

You would probably find there are performance penalties in areas Docker don't really bother benchmarking or even talking about since they don't align to the design goals. I've only seen some fairly rudimentary demonstrations of VNC and X over the Network for isolating GUI apps in Docker.

Re: Requirements for DRM in HTML are confidential

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Post by shykes » Mon, Jan 20, 2014, 3:33 AM UTC

techdragon wrote: post #421

shmerl wrote: post #403

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That can work probably, since Docker claims that it doesn't impose big overhead, so it can be suitable for gaming.

You would probably find there are performance penalties in areas Docker don't really bother benchmarking or even talking about since they don't align to the design goals. I've only seen some fairly rudimentary demonstrations of VNC and X over the Network for isolating GUI apps in Docker.

Docker author here. I really doubt performance would be a problem. Namespaced linux processes access devices the same way every other process does: by getting a file descriptor to it and making syscalls against that. What we need to figure out is a portable way for a docker container to declare "I need access to the following devices". I would love to work with anyone interested to add that to the docker APIs for 1.0. I think long-term stable binary delivery is an important thing to do and I would like to help.

Ping me at solomon@docker.com about this anytime.

Re: Requirements for DRM in HTML are confidential

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Post by duncan_bayne » Tue, Jan 21, 2014, 11:28 PM UTC

jscheel wrote: post #387

duncan_bayne wrote: post #332

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They are the same thing. The exact same thing. All you're quibbling about is that you don't like where the pricing is set for the region in which you live.

And I sure as heck don't justify stealing just because you don't like the price.

Well, yes. I think we're in agreement there.

Re: Requirements for DRM in HTML are confidential

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Post by duncan_bayne » Tue, Jan 21, 2014, 11:29 PM UTC

jscheel wrote: post #385

duncan_bayne wrote: post #332

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They are the same thing. The exact same thing. All you're quibbling about is that you don't like where the pricing is set for the region in which you live.

Huh? I'm not quibbling about anything. You brought it up, not me. I'm perfectly happy where pricing is at in my region. It's commiserate with the general economy. Nothing is disproportionately priced here. Some areas seem to be out of sync with their economy, either high or low.

Indeed - and if things get too far out of sync, it becomes worthwhile to import things from countries where they aren't. Except that such free trade is often prohibited by law.