Docker app containers for Genode?

[Peter Lindener]

More about Docker in the Linux News today

See:
http://www.linuxplanet.com/news/linux-top-3-coreos-docker-1-0-and-openstack-summit.html

and:
http://thevarguy.com/open-source-application-software-companies/docker-open-source-virtualization-project-nears-10-releas

   -Cheers!, Peter



On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 5:35 PM, Peter Lindener <lindener.peter at ...9...>wrote:

> Hi
>     Norman-
>
>     I did a little more reading about Docker, what it is, and how it might
> possibly relate in some way to Genode's
> API, package management, Linux like API, etc.
>
>    Here are some fairly good links:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docker_(software)
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LXC
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cgroups
>
>
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16047306/how-is-docker-io-different-from-a-normal-virtual-machine
>
> http://www.centurylinklabs.com/what-is-docker-and-when-to-use-it/
>
> https://www.scriptrock.com/articles/docker-vs-vagrant/
>
>    It seems like Genode's embrace of VirtualBox  syncs up well with how
> Docker potentially relates to Vagrant as mentioned in the last of these
> links...
>
>    Docker's longer term ambition to run on close to bear metal... seems
> like it's packaging capabilities could eventually be tailored towards
> Genode's eventual base API....   Then in the mean time, since right now
> Docker seems to revolve around the Ubuntu Server core API...   Providing a
> Docker server via VertualBox/Ubuntu might be good place to start...
>
>    That said, I'm still attempting to wrap my head around how Docker might
> eventually come to provide a unifyed package management for the Genode OS..
>
>     Any one else have some thoughts here?
>
>     all the best
>       -Peter
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Peter Lindener <lindener.peter at ...9...>wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>    Norman-
>>
>>    You wrote: ""*Supporting Docker would*
>> *certainly lower the bar for getting potential users hooked up with
>> Genode.*
>> *Are you going to investigate this idea any further?*
>> ""
>>
>>    At this point I need to lean a bit more about the functionality as
>> well as internals of Docker,..
>> In particular, the need for a given Docker package to be targeted towards
>> a given OS.... in this sense it seems like
>> Docker packages might need to be either explicitly targeted towards a
>> given version of the Genode OS API, or the emulation of some other
>> OS....i.e. much like your team is pursuing via VirtualBox....   seems like
>> a good approach...
>>
>>    So at this point I figure I should lean a bit more about the design
>> decisions and the strategic alliance that seem to be coalescing around the
>> Docker packaging ecosystem...
>>
>>    I'll let you know what I find...
>>
>>     all the best
>>         -Peter
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 12:00 PM, Norman Feske <
>> norman.feske at ...1...> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Peter,
>>>
>>> On 04/19/2014 01:14 AM, Peter Lindener wrote:
>>> > RedHat
>>> > <
>>> http://www.redhat.com/about/news/press-archive/2014/4/red-hat-docker-expand-collaboration
>>> >,
>>> > and Ubuntu
>>> > <
>>> http://www.infoworld.com/t/linux/ubuntu-chases-after-red-hat-openstack-and-docker-bundles-240568
>>> >
>>> > bot seem to be incorporating Docker <https://www.docker.io/>'s
>>> > application packaging into there plans...any thoughts on how Docker
>>> > might come to influence Genode's longer term road-map?
>>>
>>> although I have personally no plan to go in this direction in the
>>> upcoming months, the idea is interesting. Supporting Docker would
>>> certainly lower the bar for getting potential users hooked up with
>>> Genode.
>>>
>>> Are you going to investigate this idea any further?
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Norman
>>>
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