[ale] [barely OT] Containerization

[Steve Litt]

On Thu, 26 Oct 2017 17:05:32 -0400
DJ-Pfulio <djpfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:

> On 10/24/2017 10:03 AM, Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> > On Sat, 2017-10-21 at 06:03 -0400, DJ-Pfulio wrote:  
> >> Think services for a container.  MongoDB is good.  MongoDB with any
> >> GUI tool
> >> inside the container is bad.  
> > No it's not.  I use containers with NX remote desktops and GUI
> > connections there run like a top.  Why is MongoDB with a GUI tool
> > inside of a container bad?  
> 
> Been awhile since you posted. ...
> 
> Ok - "bad" is a little simplistic in the same way that saying "never
> do X" really doesn't always, 100.0000%, apply.
> 
> The terms "new" and "shiny" get the attention of humans more than
> perhaps they should.

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> 
> I do like container-like solutions for single applications on a
> normal desktop or inside a normal VM.  Firejail is one of those.
> Flatpacks and other all-inclusive package delivery solutions are
> others.

Do you have an opinion on Vagrant, and if so, what is it?

 
SteveT

Steve Litt 
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