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A Brief History of Container Technology

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The following is the text from a presentation slide at Oracle Open World 2016.

While Docker has been playing a key role in adoption of the Linux container Technology, the did not invent the concept of containers.

  • 2015 – OCI
  • 2014 – rkt
  • 2013 – Docker
  • 2013 – LMCTFY
  • 2011 – Warden
  • 2008 – LXC
  • 2007 – AIX (6.1) WPARS
  • 2007 – cgroups in Linux Kernel (2.6.24)
  • 2006 – Process Containers
  • 2005 – openvz
  • 2004 – Solaris Zones
  • 2001 – Linux vserver
  • 2000 – FreeBSD jails
  • 1979 – Unix V7 added chroot

DISCLAIMER: This post is only a repeat of the content of the slide and has not be verified for accuracy.