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Docker vs petitboot

A side-by-side look at Docker and petitboot. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Docker

Docker

Development

Docker is an open platform for developing, shipping, and running applications. It allows developers to package applications into containers—standardized executable components combining application source code with the operating system (OS) libraries and dependencies required to run that code in any environment.

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petitboot

petitboot

Os & Utilities

Petitboot is an open-source network bootloader and discovery tool for PowerPC systems. It supports netbooting over HTTP, FTP and TFTP and can chainload GRUB2, Das U-Boot and more. Useful for network booting PowerPC servers, embedded systems and appliances.

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