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Docker and its underlying Linux Containers (LXC)

Docker uses the same techniques as LXC (cgroups and namespace support), but docker v0.9 is not based on lxc anymore, so "underlying" is wrong. I think the following would probably be more correct: "... using Docker and its operating-system-level virtualization technology based on Linux cgroups and namespace support for running multiple isolated Linux systems (containers) ..."

But, I'm not a native english speaker so I don't want to change it by my own. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.24.108.17 (talk) 09:02, 20 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! That's a very good point, thank you! This edit improves the explanation of how CoreOS relates to Docker; it might have gone a bit deeper into how Docker works internally and accesses the Linux kernel's virtualization features, but that would've just blurred the whole description so it's better to leave it to the Docker (software) article, which I've also clarified at the same time. — Dsimic (talk | contribs) 12:34, 20 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

MOS

Couple of points, that this article could be closer in line with other articles per MOS, and attempts to improve that have been undone:

WP:SEEALSO says consider using "{{Div col}} if the list is lengthy"
- It's not too lengthy, but removing them was undone [1]
Same applies to WP:EXT
- Undone [2]
Using the incorrect case for a link (piped or not) is a minor improvement (or major respectively)
- It shouldn't be undone again like this [3]
Overuse of primary sources
- Tag was removed [4], and although there's merit in the reason, it would be good to cut back on the primaries, to steer away from (WP:NOT#MANUAL / WP:NOT#HOWTO / WP:NOTCHANGELOG) like:
  - "Deployment" section
Having multiple EXT links to subs of the official one isn't normally useful per WP:EXT (WP:ELMINOFFICIAL etc)
- Fixing that was undone [5]
  - "Disputed links should normally be excluded by default unless and until there is a consensus to include them" - that guideline was not followed when restoring the link

I disagree with these undos, but leave for active editors here such as User:Dsimic to take the suggestions on board. Widefox; talk 12:13, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]