Dual Base Image

[prvst]

With the oficial release of Docker for Windows we now have to discuss the possibility / necessity of having a dual base image; one based on the latest Ubuntu LTS (like we already do), and the other based on Microsoft Windows. Do you guys, @BioContainers/contributors, think this is necessary ?

[ypriverol]

Is possible to run this into linux or not yet. If someone from the community has a Windows machine would be great to release a couple of contianers in Windows MaxQuant Skyline? @prvst

[prvst]

I have no idea how those windows images works, but I would not rush too much into proprietary and closed-software for those containers.

[pcm32]

My understanding is that windows docker containers run only on top of windows machines, so you need a licenced windows installation.

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I have no idea how those windows images works, but I would not rush too much into proprietary and closed-software for those containers.

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[prvst]

yes, thats also true

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My understanding is that windows docker containers run only on top of windows machines, so you need a licenced windows installation.

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[ypriverol]

That is not true docker already have the official channel of Microssoft with their based containers like the Ubuntu for Linux (official channel of Microsoft https://hub.docker.com/u/microsoft/). We can based our image on top of the windows image. The only problem is that you need a Windows machine to deploy, test and deploy those containers because they are not cross-platform. This is what I understand.

[prvst]

hum, yes, @ypriverol is right, but I think that's what @pcm32 was talking about it. And it must be a Windows 10 machine. Here at the University they only provide licenses for Windows 7.

[pcm32]

Yes, that is what I meant, that you need a windows machine to run/deploy/test those containers.

[bgruening]

I don't think it is needed and we should push OpenSource as much as possible not the other way around :)

[ypriverol]

This issue can be closed. We will only support OpenSource.