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BoF: Why Containers Are Really Just Fancy Files and Fancy Processes

BoF: Why Containers Are Really Just Fancy Files and Fancy Processes

It took years to boil containers down to this simple explanation - containers are just fancy files and fancy processes. Let me explainContainers, in a way, are not terribly different than regular pro …

Talk Title BoF: Why Containers Are Really Just Fancy Files and Fancy Processes
Speakers Scott McCarty (Technical Product Manager, Red Hat)
Conference Open Source Summit Europe
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Location Prague, Czech Republic
Date Oct 21-27, 2017
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It took years to boil containers down to this simple explanation - containers are just fancy files and fancy processes. Let me explain…Containers, in a way, are not terribly different than regular programs. They can be moved around, started, and stopped. But, what is a program when you really think about it? Well, it depends on what it’s doing.

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