A Brief History of Container Technology

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.
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