Christof,
It seems this should have some bearing on Mike's interest. --------------- I'm not sure... This article talks about running Windows Server applications as a container. It'll help to deploy server based Windows applications on Windows Server 2014 R2/2016 and onward. There is no mention that you can run existing Linux containers on Windows Server or vice versa. ----------------------- I was thinking that such a scheme might offer configuration opportunities that would make a switch to a Windows server worth it, given the alternative is to have multiple copies of Windows installed. Just doesn't seem right to have to do it that way and I thought/hope this container concept would offer relief from that configuration. ------------------------ It doesn't help a typical VFP desktop application, either. To the contrary, actually. Windows virtualization is largely driven by the need to run separate OS server systems for a variety of server applications for compatibility and security reasons. This led to Windows DataCenter virtualization with unlimited licensed instances per licensed Server. Most companies that want to centralize VFP desktop applications rely on these licenses with terminal server farms or remote desktops. When the need to run many virtualized servers fades away, there is little incentive for Microsoft to keep this license model. Instead they are free to push their own Desktop As a Service approach that is more expensive (Windows DataCenter is less than $150/month). For a modern server based application, I can see that this is a sweet development. As a classic desktop developer I just see one required more piece going away. ---------------------- To be sure, I don't run or offer my VFP products to run on the web, so I'm unaware of the licensing. Sounds like it's not going in the right direction! Bill _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/001b01cffcd2$5ad05c50$107114f0$@h2officesolutions.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
