Subj : Re: Synchronet vs Mystic vs ??
To   : Arelor
From : Gamgee
Date : Thu Apr 20 2023 20:16:00

-=> Arelor wrote to Gamgee <=-

 >  Ar> Docker does not help that much with backups in that scenario
 >  Ar> because docker instances are supposed to be stateless. You
 >  Ar> typically have a storage backend for managing persistent data.

 > Excellent explanation, thank you; and that actually makes good
 > sense..... if you're a developer.  Perhaps I should have added that to
 > my statement above about it not making sense (for a "normal" user).

 Ar> I guess if you are a regular user, docker makes less sense. There

It certainly seems that way to me, as a regular user.

 Ar> are lots of desktop specific systems for distributing software in
 Ar> an encapsulated format (snap, flatpak, AppImage) which are better
 Ar> tailored for desktops. Still I am not a fan of them.

I'll admit to knowing about as much about those as I do with Docker 
(very little).  More things that I've not felt the need to use, for 
whatever reason.  Maybe the reason is "Slackware".  ;-)

 Ar> I like the OpenBSD approach better. Install everything via
 Ar> ports/packages. If aprogram needs sandboxing, it can request it
 Ar> itself via the pledge() and unveil() systemcalls.

I've told myself for years that I should learn one (or more) of the 
BSD's, but have never gotten around to it.  Maybe I'll bump that up on 
my TODO list a little.  Would you recommend trying OpenBSD first, or 
FreeBSD?  Related question - once you "know" one of them, is the other 
one easy/similar?



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