OCI Runtime Specification 1.3 adds FreeBSD
Version1.3 of the Open Container Initiative (OCI) RuntimeSpecification has been released. The specification covers theconfiguration, execution environment, and lifecycle of containers. Themost notable change in 1.3 is the addition of FreeBSD to thespecification, which the FreeBSD Foundation calls"a watershed moment for FreeBSD
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The addition of cloud-native container support complements FreeBSD'salready robust virtualization capabilities, particularly the powerfulFreeBSD jails technology that has been a cornerstone of the operatingsystem for over two decades. In fact, OCI containers on FreeBSD areimplemented using jails as the underlying isolation mechanism,bringing together the security and resource management benefits ofjails with the portability and ecosystem advantages of OCI-compliantcontainers.