Interoperability of open-source tools: the emergence of interfaces | Linux Today

Interoperability of open-source tools: the emergence of interfaces

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 17, 2020

Historically, interface adoption has been encountered in the early stages of Kubernetes evolution. For example, Container Runtime Interface (CRI) was introduced in its alpha release in Kubernetes v1.5, while Container Network Interface (CNI) was announced as a CNCF hosted project in 2017. These projects define a solid set of guidelines to enhance the portability and connectivity of containerized applications.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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