Hi Christian,

I agree concerning the microservice hype and that you have to differ
between development and runtime time.
OTH. I've already seen it working in production to replace a single bundle
due to bug-fixing a critical bug.
So I disagree about that you only deploy a single server setup and replace
that. It is actually much more complex and
therefore requires an appropriate deployment strategy.

regards, Achim

2015-04-19 8:12 GMT+02:00 Christian Schneider <[email protected]>:

>  I really like the deployment of bundles into a running instance at
> development time. For example it allows to debug through my bundle, do a
> fix and redeploy the single bundle while the debugger stays open. That
> really speeds up the development process.
>
> At production time though I never saw that for a single application that
> deployment at runtime was used. Typically a certain set of bundles is
> tested together and released together. So I think in this case docker is a
> nice fit as we can pack karaf together with this set of bundles into an
> image. This can then be deployed as a simple singular unit which is good
> for admins. Rolling back then is also easy as you can just install the
> previous image.
>
> There is one case where runtime deployment makes a lot of sense. This is
> the case of an integration server where you deploy lots of small
> integrations. Each of these has its own lifecycle and it would not make
> sense to build a container for each of them.
>
> Then there is a case in between represented by the micro services hype
> (not in the sense of OSGi Services). There you have an application that is
> built from individual modules that each have their own lifecycle and
> dependencies. For this case you could use one container and runtime
> deployment but you could also create one container for each. I recently
> helped to port an application from spring/tomcat to OSGi. The application
> was already design to have modules with different lifecycles. In tomcat
> this was represented as one war per module / "microservice". The problem in
> OSGi was that the application was not modularized in an OSGi way. So for
> example there was no semantic versioning. Some of the bundles had to be
> installed in one single version over all the modules. If versions were
> mixed the wiring of module A could change when a new version of module B
> was installed. For this case having separate containers can help.
>
> So the picture I painted shows that there is no one size fits all solution
> and I think docker can be a good match for some of the use cases in
> deployment.
>
> Christian
>
> Am 19.04.2015 um 02:44 schrieb Serge Huber:
>
> James, I don't think JB cared. He was probably more than happy to have a
> discussion than to have to simply walk through slides without any feedback.
> At least that's how I prefer it.
>
>  Personally I think that OSGi is really a great way to make sure that
> people get into the good practice about thinking about the full lifecycle
> of code, not just developing it and starting it, but also shutting it down,
> and what happens when dependencies are not present or shutdown.
>
>  In that regard I've seen that in our team since we switched to OSGi,
> although it took a little investment in terms of getting used to it, people
> are a lot more productive because they can focus on the module they are
> building without having to restart the whole container. This is a huge
> improvement over Docker type of deployments where rebuilding and restarting
> a container can take a lot longer to test a single change.
>
>  I believe that OSGi is also more than proven since it has been around
> for a long time, and it is defined by a standard body that is quite
> significant. I just wish it would get adopted more, and hopefully Karaf
> will help with this effort.
>
>  Not to make me say that Docker or Spring Boot or the Play Framework
> don't have their merits, but I think that it is not enough to look at the
> time to get started, it is also important to look at the TMDT (an acronym I
> just made up : Total Maintenance and Deployment Time :)).
>
>  cheers,
>   Serge...
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> On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 10:47 AM, James Carman <[email protected]
> > wrote:
>
>> Serge,
>>
>>  We had some pretty good discussions during JB's talk (hope we didn't
>> hijack it too much, JB).  I don't think this topic really has anything to
>> do with Docker, necessarily.  Docker is merely a tool people employ to
>> implement a deployment strategy.  I think it basically boils down to the
>> notion that in the "cloud era", it's simpler and cheaper to spin up a new
>> node configured the way you want.  Cloud-enabled applications need to be
>> "cloneable" in this way already, so you kind of get this benefit for free.
>>
>>  This doesn't mean we can't use OSGi to piece together these nodes.
>> OSGi isn't only about being able to runtime-refresh your modules.  There
>> are many other benefits of the OSGi programming model that make it suitable
>> for building statically-configured applications as well.
>>
>>  Just my $0.02
>>
>>  James
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 3:49 PM, Serge Huber <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Interesting discussion indeed.
>>>
>>>  I'm currently at ApacheCon US and I've taken a few opportunities to
>>> promote Apache Karaf which surprisingly few people know about. But again
>>> what I was describing earlier is really a frequent feedback : is modularity
>>> worth the trouble when I can built "micro-services" that are actually
>>> running in docker containers ? Although I am convinced that the two are not
>>> in opposition, I think it would be great to have a killer use case to
>>> demonstrate what the benefits of using Karaf would be.
>>>
>>>  I'm really looking forward to meeting Jean-Baptiste in person ! I love
>>> Karaf and I hope to be able to exchange with him a few experiences around
>>> it.
>>>
>>>  Regards,
>>>   Serge
>>>
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>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 2:42 PM, Achim Nierbeck <[email protected]
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey,
>>>>
>>>>  yes I fully agree, also with the Spring-Boot stuff.
>>>> as already stated on the other thread, I think there are certain cases
>>>> where Docker images are useful.
>>>> For a POC, for CI I think a Docker Image is useful. In the end if you
>>>> want to run it in Production I rather have the Ansible setup.
>>>>
>>>>  regards, Achim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2015-04-13 17:02 GMT+02:00 Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]>:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Ed,
>>>>>
>>>>> I can't agree more ;)
>>>>> I fully agree about your points.
>>>>>
>>>>> I quite have the same view on Spring Boot ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> JB
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 04/13/2015 04:32 PM, Ed Welch wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I've really enjoyed following this thread, and I have to say, as a
>>>>>> Docker skeptic surrounded by people who want to bash my brains in with
>>>>>> docker images, it's nice to hear some feedback from people who seem to 
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> a healthy dose of skepticism like I do...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So rather than rehash all the things I agree with that have been said
>>>>>> so far, I wanted to comment a few things I hadn't seen:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The biggest discussion point I bring up with my peers regarding
>>>>>> docker that I've been using to kind of hold the floodgates back:  Who is
>>>>>> responsible for updates to the underlying docker image OS?  Our
>>>>>> organization is fairly segmented, we have a linux operations group, we 
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> a development group.  If our development group deploys 50 docker images,
>>>>>> all with a variety of distros inside them, different versions of
>>>>>> everything... What happens if there is a big vulnerability found
>>>>>> (think/remember bash).  Is our linux team now on the hook to learn docker
>>>>>> and handle digging through dozens to hundreds of potentially very 
>>>>>> different
>>>>>> docker images ( which would make you want to force standardization of 
>>>>>> your
>>>>>> docker images on a particular distro at a minimum ), or does the dev team
>>>>>> now own this responsibility?  This is a hard question for our company to
>>>>>> answer...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My other comment, is actually regarding what I think is the most
>>>>>> fantastic use case I've seen for docker, which was written up by Roland
>>>>>> Huss on his blog: https://ro14nd.de/Jolokia-Docker-Image/
>>>>>> Using docker as part of your automated integration tests is a really
>>>>>> neat idea, especially if you work on a project that has to maintain 
>>>>>> support
>>>>>> for piles of application servers, operating systems, and versions of 
>>>>>> java.
>>>>>> I think there is some real opportunity here as was previously mentioned, 
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> build a docker image that sets up the OS, java, and karaf, and then at 
>>>>>> test
>>>>>> time you deploy your app and run your tests.  With this kind of model you
>>>>>> can just keep adding new docker images to your test suite and retire old
>>>>>> ones when you finally drop support for something ( *cough* java 6 
>>>>>> *cough*)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Good discussion, really have enjoyed reading!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ed
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, 13 Apr 2015 08:31:37 -0400, Ryan Moquin <
>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  I guess the barrier to be able to write code has been lowered enough
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> more people are able to do it, probably for the money.  That goes
>>>>>>> hand in
>>>>>>> hand with the whole Docker thing where it feels there is an
>>>>>>> expectation
>>>>>>> that everything should be easy to do rather than accept that like any
>>>>>>> profession, you have to learn in order to become good.  Nothing
>>>>>>> wrong with
>>>>>>> asking questions, but I feel quality of code will probably continue
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> decline with tools being the crutch.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyhow, thanks for everyone's input.  Karaf is a fantastic piece of
>>>>>>> software, I just wanted to make sure that things like Docker weren't
>>>>>>> going
>>>>>>> to cause it to be dumbed down.  Obviously like any growing
>>>>>>> technology,
>>>>>>> modularity has some rough spots to iron out, but that doesn't mean we
>>>>>>> should give up.  Developers can do what they want, I would like to
>>>>>>> continue
>>>>>>> to choose what fits my requirements best out of the technologies
>>>>>>> that are
>>>>>>> available.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ryan
>>>>>>> On Apr 13, 2015 2:37 AM, "Achim Nierbeck" <[email protected]>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  I can't agree more ... and some questions on stackoverflow or this
>>>>>>>> mailinglist just reflect that ...
>>>>>>>> "please solve my issue for me, cause I forgot to use my brain
>>>>>>>> today" :D
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> regards, Achim
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2015-04-13 0:44 GMT+02:00 Ryan Moquin <[email protected]>:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  Serge,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Package the world applications were able to be built easily before
>>>>>>>>> Docker
>>>>>>>>> was around.  Docker is simply a different way of deploying an
>>>>>>>>> application
>>>>>>>>> virtually.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In my experience, developers who "package the world" with their
>>>>>>>>> code are
>>>>>>>>> usually either biased against modularity or just don't feel like
>>>>>>>>> putting
>>>>>>>>> forth the effort.  Many technologies in use today take effort to
>>>>>>>>> figure
>>>>>>>>> out.  A lot of developers seem to feel that any technology that
>>>>>>>>> requires
>>>>>>>>> effort above the maven shade plugin or using shell scripts to dump
>>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>>> their jars to a server isn't worth their time.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Developers that care about the quality of the code or applications
>>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>>> produce won't be deterred from a technology they believe will help
>>>>>>>>> them
>>>>>>>>> make better applications just because it takes a little bit of
>>>>>>>>> effort.  How
>>>>>>>>> did less experienced developers manage to survive when the only
>>>>>>>>> real
>>>>>>>>> choices for writing software was assembly, c or c++?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Ryan
>>>>>>>>> On Apr 11, 2015 9:53 PM, "Serge Huber" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  Very interesting thread guys :)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Actually I recently started a project integrating Karaf with
>>>>>>>>>> ElasticSearch and for me it was a little like what you guys are
>>>>>>>>>> describing
>>>>>>>>>> in this thread. ES, at least in the early versions is quite
>>>>>>>>>> monolithic and
>>>>>>>>>> it would clearly benefit from a framework such as OSGi. For
>>>>>>>>>> example, the
>>>>>>>>>> clustering technology is quite interesting but why can't it be
>>>>>>>>>> reused
>>>>>>>>>> without all the other stuff ? Or maybe you want to wire things a
>>>>>>>>>> little
>>>>>>>>>> differently ? Not have everything directly listen to ports
>>>>>>>>>> without any
>>>>>>>>>> security but be able to plugin whatever filter or modules you
>>>>>>>>>> need ?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Personally I think that what is really needed in OSGi is better
>>>>>>>>>> tooling,
>>>>>>>>>> especially for making it a lot simpler to build high quality and
>>>>>>>>>> minimalistic bundles. Using the maven-bundle-plugin or the
>>>>>>>>>> shader-plugin is
>>>>>>>>>> quite tedious and possibly error prone. I've built my own Maven
>>>>>>>>>> plugin on
>>>>>>>>>> top of the bundle plugin so that it can handle a lot more
>>>>>>>>>> resources
>>>>>>>>>> (including JSPs that include taglibs for example) and that also
>>>>>>>>>> tries to be
>>>>>>>>>> smarter at generating import-package statements. This makes it
>>>>>>>>>> easier for
>>>>>>>>>> OSGi newbies to adopt the technology.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'm also worried that the initial learning curve of OSGi might be
>>>>>>>>>> putting less experienced developers off and more towards
>>>>>>>>>> package-the-world
>>>>>>>>>> solutions such as Docker, which while acceptable for some cases
>>>>>>>>>> such as
>>>>>>>>>> continuous integration, could also be dangerous if not maintained
>>>>>>>>>> properly.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>    Serge
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Le 11 avr. 2015 à 19:43, Niels <[email protected]> a écrit :
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Could not agree more Achim. Good fad indicators are high promises
>>>>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>>>>> are designed to target the ultimate need of decision makers to
>>>>>>>>>> deliver
>>>>>>>>>> software quicker and cheaper. Just rewind 10 years and we will
>>>>>>>>>> find the
>>>>>>>>>> exact same promises were made at the start of the SOA hype which
>>>>>>>>>> are now
>>>>>>>>>> touted by the microservices believers. At the end of the day
>>>>>>>>>> nothing will
>>>>>>>>>> prevent people from doing something really badly.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I can see the value of docker but unless one really has all the
>>>>>>>>>> lifecycle ducks in a row I would not go down the path and
>>>>>>>>>> containerise the
>>>>>>>>>> all and sundry.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>> Niels
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 12 Apr 2015, at 08:28, Ryan Moquin <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I used to work somewhere with other developers who always became
>>>>>>>>>> very
>>>>>>>>>> spiritual about whatever the latest "cool" developer technology or
>>>>>>>>>> methodology is.  Microservices was one of them.  It always made
>>>>>>>>>> me laugh
>>>>>>>>>> when I was told how super efficient and streamlined it was over
>>>>>>>>>> any other
>>>>>>>>>> solution because every fat jar deployed (Maven shade plugin abuse
>>>>>>>>>> in order
>>>>>>>>>> to be lazy) was between 500Mb and 1.7Gb.  So much for being a
>>>>>>>>>> "micro"-service.
>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 8, 2015 2:55 PM, "Achim Nierbeck" <[email protected]
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  I'm very ambivalent regarding this topic.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On one hand I see a lot of move to Docker as heading for the
>>>>>>>>>>> holy grail
>>>>>>>>>>> on fixing all the issues we had in the past. #FAIL
>>>>>>>>>>> On the other hand I see some benefits of it, but still haven't
>>>>>>>>>>> found
>>>>>>>>>>> the concrete use-case where it did top a bar-metal or bare
>>>>>>>>>>> virtualized
>>>>>>>>>>> machine.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> It's absolutely true that it does have some benefits for easier
>>>>>>>>>>> deployment of "Infrastructure" but I also see a lot of failures
>>>>>>>>>>> in usage of
>>>>>>>>>>> Docker. Just to mention one, where did the init daemon go, it's
>>>>>>>>>>> been there
>>>>>>>>>>> for a reason in linux OS's and now we run applications on top of
>>>>>>>>>>> the system
>>>>>>>>>>> without it ... I don't feel comfortable with that, especially if
>>>>>>>>>>> you don't
>>>>>>>>>>> have a JVM as process running which starts spawning other
>>>>>>>>>>> processes (one
>>>>>>>>>>> might remember the zombie processes).
>>>>>>>>>>> In the end there are mostly more slopy/lazy people around[1]
>>>>>>>>>>> trying to
>>>>>>>>>>> get something going, that's why Docker will be sufficient
>>>>>>>>>>> enough, while the
>>>>>>>>>>> dynamic and re-configurable service oriented software
>>>>>>>>>>> architecture will be
>>>>>>>>>>> on the decrease. One just needs to follow that Microservice hype.
>>>>>>>>>>> Docker/SpringBoot are just part of this "mantra" :D
>>>>>>>>>>> In the end people will just split their Monolithic rubbish up to
>>>>>>>>>>> different small Monolithic piles of rubbish, but in case one of
>>>>>>>>>>> them is
>>>>>>>>>>> failing, they'll end up with one big failing pile of rubbish.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Besides this rant, I think building a custom Karaf with your
>>>>>>>>>>> application on top, distributable as Docker image. Or as I did
>>>>>>>>>>> for a
>>>>>>>>>>> showcase building a base Karaf Docker Image for Continuous
>>>>>>>>>>> Integration/Delivery Pipeline is a good combination. As long as
>>>>>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>>>>> possible to configure the services inside this docker image from
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> outside.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> regards, Achim
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> [1] -
>>>>>>>>>>> http://blog.osgi.org/2014/08/is-docker-eating-javas-lunch.html
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 2015-04-08 17:34 GMT+02:00 Frank Lyaruu <[email protected]>:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>  I agree, I do feel that vibe from time to time, mostly due to
>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>> 'containers should be immutable' mantra.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> In my opinion, if you can get away with it, make it as dynamic
>>>>>>>>>>>> as you
>>>>>>>>>>>> want, but I guess we all know that building an application that
>>>>>>>>>>>> can be
>>>>>>>>>>>> reconfigured + updated on the fly is not easy at all.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyway, while we're at it, I also wrote a few posts about OSGi +
>>>>>>>>>>>> Docker, with quite a different approach: I explore monitoring
>>>>>>>>>>>> the Docker
>>>>>>>>>>>> API to discover services, and inject those services as OSGi
>>>>>>>>>>>> configuration
>>>>>>>>>>>> data:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.codemonkey.nl/discovery/
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I think OSGi and Docker can complement each other very nicely.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> regards, Frank
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 4:54 PM, Ryan Moquin <
>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  Don't get me wrong, I don't mean that Docker and Karaf are
>>>>>>>>>>>>> interchangeable.  I mean that it feels like, from quite a few
>>>>>>>>>>>>> things I
>>>>>>>>>>>>> read, that the trend may be to have a docker image built as
>>>>>>>>>>>>> part of every
>>>>>>>>>>>>> CI build.  The purpose being that deployments should be fully
>>>>>>>>>>>>> immutable and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> if changes need to be made, then a new Docker image should be
>>>>>>>>>>>>> generated and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> deployed.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> One particular conversation that I felt really expressed this
>>>>>>>>>>>>> type of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> development track is this one:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/fabric8/iEmyW0_rnSk
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fabric8 used to be fully built on Karaf but has changed the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> approach
>>>>>>>>>>>>> to support other runtimes.  Nothing is wrong with that, but if
>>>>>>>>>>>>> that pattern
>>>>>>>>>>>>> becomes a trend, then it feels that many of the nice features
>>>>>>>>>>>>> of Karaf will
>>>>>>>>>>>>> become "discouraged" and I can't see them being furthered in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Karaf at that
>>>>>>>>>>>>> point.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I love Karaf and everything it offers.  I'm just a little
>>>>>>>>>>>>> concerned
>>>>>>>>>>>>> about how Docker is being pushed and the mindset that seems to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> evolving
>>>>>>>>>>>>> around it.  The point is, I'm hoping that because Docker is
>>>>>>>>>>>>> immutable, that
>>>>>>>>>>>>> it doesn't cause all software development to shoot to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>> immutable.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hopefully that makes sense. :)  Lots of new technologies allow
>>>>>>>>>>>>> developers to know less about software development and to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> write sloppier
>>>>>>>>>>>>> code because they can get away with it.  While building things
>>>>>>>>>>>>> faster and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> minimizing redundant or error prone tasks is great.  I guess
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm a little
>>>>>>>>>>>>> concerned about how Docker can be misused and the effect it
>>>>>>>>>>>>> could have.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hopefully that makes sense :)  I have no problem embracing
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Docker as
>>>>>>>>>>>>> a container to run Karaf in, I'm just hoping Docker doesn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>> become a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> liability or stifler to Karaf.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> These of course are only my opinion of the research I've been
>>>>>>>>>>>>> doing
>>>>>>>>>>>>> on and off.  I may be completely off the mark or
>>>>>>>>>>>>> misinterpreting things.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ryan
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 10:04 AM, Vincent Zurczak <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>    Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know if we can really compare Karaf and Docker.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I use OSGi to build modular applications. My bundles are Java
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> modules that I can assemble in one way or another. And I use
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Karaf to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> create a custom distribution of my OSGi applications. It is a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> developer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now, I use Docker to execute applications in an isolated
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> container
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on a machine.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Even on VM, running Docker can simplify support and debug for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> applications. The fact we can isolate things is very helpful
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for that. And
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it is convenient to maximize the usage of VM resources.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I do not see how one could replace the other.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BTW, I already run Karaf in Docker containers. And one of our
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OSGi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> applications (which runs in Karaf) can create and interact
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with Docker
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> containers. So, you can make both of them together when you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Le 08/04/2015 14:31, Ryan Moquin a écrit :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I kind of feel like the big push of Docker in the development
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> community in general (as a whole, not talking about the Karaf
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> developer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> community), will potentially cause a lack of innovation and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> improvements in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the deploying of applications.  Docker could become a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> crutch.  If an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> application is slowly leaking memory over a 24 hour period,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> why fix it?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When it crashes, just replace it with a new instance.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> May I say that cloud computing and virtualization in general
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> already
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> setup this kind of approach?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When a VM or a container has a problem, it may indeed be more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> simple
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to launch a new one, reconfigure your application to use it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and kill the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> old one. But this is not new at all. And there are some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> little things to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> deal with, like reconfiguration. Docker works the same, at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> its level. And
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> even if you can create new containers, the less procedures
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you have in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> production environments, the better it is. So, having
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> applications with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 99,99% uptime will always be better.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BTW, Docker also has some limitations (with systems services
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> example).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, it comes with its own problems. And I do not expect
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> embedded
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> systems to use Docker (at least, for the moment).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To summer it up, I would say OSGi brings modularity to Java
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> applications.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And that Docker brings modularity to deployments. That's not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> same.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My 2 cents,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                      Vincent.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vincent Zurczak
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Linagora: www.linagora.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <twitter_16.png> <https://twitter.com/VincentZurczak>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <linkedin_16.png>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <http://fr.linkedin.com/pub/vincent-zurczak/18/b35/6a7>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <skype_16.png> <callto://vincent.zurczak> <wordpress_16.png>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <http://vzurczak.wordpress.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Apache Member
>>>>>>>>>>> Apache Karaf <http://karaf.apache.org/> Committer & PMC
>>>>>>>>>>> OPS4J Pax Web <http://wiki.ops4j.org/display/paxweb/Pax+Web/>
>>>>>>>>>>> Committer & Project Lead
>>>>>>>>>>> blog <http://notizblog.nierbeck.de/>
>>>>>>>>>>> Co-Author of Apache Karaf Cookbook <http://bit.ly/1ps9rkS>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Software Architect / Project Manager / Scrum Master
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Apache Member
>>>>>>>> Apache Karaf <http://karaf.apache.org/> Committer & PMC
>>>>>>>> OPS4J Pax Web <http://wiki.ops4j.org/display/paxweb/Pax+Web/>
>>>>>>>> Committer &
>>>>>>>> Project Lead
>>>>>>>> blog <http://notizblog.nierbeck.de/>
>>>>>>>> Co-Author of Apache Karaf Cookbook <http://bit.ly/1ps9rkS>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Software Architect / Project Manager / Scrum Master
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>   --
>>>>> Jean-Baptiste Onofré
>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>> http://blog.nanthrax.net
>>>>> Talend - http://www.talend.com
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  --
>>>>
>>>> Apache Member
>>>> Apache Karaf <http://karaf.apache.org/> Committer & PMC
>>>> OPS4J Pax Web <http://wiki.ops4j.org/display/paxweb/Pax+Web/>
>>>> Committer & Project Lead
>>>> blog <http://notizblog.nierbeck.de/>
>>>> Co-Author of Apache Karaf Cookbook <http://bit.ly/1ps9rkS>
>>>>
>>>>  Software Architect / Project Manager / Scrum Master
>>>>
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Apache Member
Apache Karaf <http://karaf.apache.org/> Committer & PMC
OPS4J Pax Web <http://wiki.ops4j.org/display/paxweb/Pax+Web/> Committer &
Project Lead
blog <http://notizblog.nierbeck.de/>
Co-Author of Apache Karaf Cookbook <http://bit.ly/1ps9rkS>

Software Architect / Project Manager / Scrum Master

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