Docker LinuxKit: Secure Linux containers for Windows, macOS, and clouds | Linux Today

Docker LinuxKit: Secure Linux containers for Windows, macOS, and clouds

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Apr 19, 2017

Docker introduces lightweight Linux containers for other platforms.

At Dockercon in Austin, Texas, Docker CEO Solomon Hydes said, Docker “is a bunch of projects not a monolith.” One of the newest of these projects is LinuxKit. This is a toolkit for building secure, portable, and lean operating systems for containers.

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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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