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by zapita 1750 days ago
The Docker CLI is also available for Mac, and is open-source.
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dolmen 1750 days ago
But the Docker engine (that runs containers on the local machine) is only available on Mac and Windows via Docker Desktop which is not free-as-in-beer anymore for all.
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zapita 1740 days ago
This is incorrect. The Docker engine shipped in Docker for Mac is built from the exact same Docker Engine in the open-source release. It’s the native Mac application wrapping the engine in a single-purpose hypervisor that is closed source.
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slimsag 1750 days ago
Does that handle virtualization for you like this does? Is it distributed pre-built anywhere?

I honestly looked just now and couldn't find anything.

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stavros 1750 days ago
I would be surprised if it didn't, as Docker wouldn't work at all then.
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j16sdiz 1750 days ago
It doesn't.

That is part of the "Docker Desktop" offer, which is non-free.

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stavros 1750 days ago
I just heard (from another commenter), that's dire. I'm stunned.
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zapita 1739 days ago
Why? Anyone can assemble an equivalent from available open-source tools:

* Virtualbox * Your favorite Linux distro * Docker engine on the Linux VM * Docker CLI on the Mac host * A variety of filesystem sync solutions (I don’t remember their names but there are several)

Alternatively there’s also docker-machine.

The closed source app gets you the convenience of not having to set that all up. If you don’t like installing closed source apps you probably prefer to set things up yourself anyway. So what’s the problem?

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stavros 1739 days ago
On the contrary, I like using OSS stuff that someone else has to maintain.
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