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0 pointspeterwwillis5y ago0 comments

Nomad isn't really feature mature or user friendly enough, you still eventually need 100 bolt-ons.

I think a Distributed OS is the only sane solution. Build the features we need into the kernel and stop futzing around with 15 abstractions to just run an isolated process on multiple hosts.

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schmichael5y ago

As the Nomad Team Lead I sympathize with your first statement, but I hope our continued efforts will dissuade you from the second.

Linux (and the BSDs) are remarkably stable, festureful, and resilient operating systems. I would hate to give up such a strong foundation. Nomad can crash without affecting your running services. Nomad can be upgraded or reconfigured without affecting your running services. Nomad can be observed, developed, and debugged as a unit often without having to consider the abstractions that sit above or below it. The right number of abstractions is a beautiful thing. Just no more and no less. :)

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0 pointspeterwwillis5y ago0 comments

Nomad isn't really feature mature or user friendly enough, you still eventually need 100 bolt-ons.

I think a Distributed OS is the only sane solution. Build the features we need into the kernel and stop futzing around with 15 abstractions to just run an isolated process on multiple hosts.

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schmichael5y ago

As the Nomad Team Lead I sympathize with your first statement, but I hope our continued efforts will dissuade you from the second.

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