On a different (albeit related) thread, the recommendation was made to
use Docker to "port" alien applications and environments (presumably
with the ISA and basic machine components used by SL7) to SL 7. Looking
at the Docker documentation and license (license reproduced below), this
seems feasible -- rather than using any VM for the purpose of running
such an application.
How many have tried Docker? Does it work well? For example, will a
legally licensed MS Win application that does not run under
Wine/CrossOver work under Docker under SL 7 the same as it would under
VirtualBox with a full install of say MS Win 8.1 (soon MS Win 10)? Can
one make a Docker application package on the target host (e.g., SL 7) or
does one need first a full install of the (virtual) base (e.g., DLLs and
OS environment structures of the original host of the application, e.g.,
MS Win) under which to "dockerize" (e.g., run MS Win under VirtualBox
under SL7, dockerize a MS Win application, and then run the dockerized
application under SL7 without VirtualBox or any regular VM)?
from -- https://www.docker.com/company/aboutus/
Business Model
Docker, Inc. offers Docker-related products and services and is creating
a network of certified professional support, training, and services
providers. We are committed to keeping Docker open source under the
Apache 2.0 license.
Yasha Karant
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