On 3/28/14, 14:29 , Kian-Tat Lim wrote: > Mario, > >> One place where containers could play a role is provenance management. >> The surest way to ensure we can reproduce a data release run is to just >> keep the entire system around (OS + software). Containers provide a >> cheap way to do that. > > Except they don't keep the OS. If you really want the whole > thing, I think a VM is better, isn't it? > I think you can have everything minus the kernel in a container, if you choose to package it that way. -- Mario Juric, Data Mgmt. Project Scientist, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Web : http://research.majuric.org Phone : +1 617 744 9003 ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the QSERV-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=QSERV-L&A=1