image architecture -- probably no 32-bit for docker, big data?

Sam Kottler s at shk.io
Wed Apr 30 16:19:47 UTC 2014


On 2014-04-30 21:55, Matthew Miller wrote:
> I know we discussed keeping the 32-bit image around, but I don't 
> think we
> actually covered the specialized images.
>
> Docker doesn't even support 32 bit hosts -- it may someday, but even 
> then,
> the assumption of most containers is gonna be 64-bit x86_64.
>
> And I don't think it makes sense to have a 32-bit big data image, but 
> maybe
> I'm wrong on that for certain workloads?

+1 on only supporting a 64-bit image at least for big data and docker. 
I can't think of any tools or applications thereof that would make sense 
to run 32-bit but maybe mattf, willb, or others know of some?


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