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1. tempay · 1790157612 · focus · HN ↗

   I think the premise of this article is wrong. Scientific Linux was important once upon a time but these days with userspace containers there is no need for the same level of homogeneity. In practice everyone is using Apptainer on machines that don’t have a singular purpose.

   1. j1mc · 1790167351 · focus · HN ↗

      Userspace containers don’t provide the level of reproducibility that is required for a scientific experiment, though.

      1. tempay · 1790189234 · focus · HN ↗

         That needs a citation. I’m not aware of anyone doing anything more than containers. For older experiments VMs have been used but that’s a legacy thing that predates containerisation and isn’t driven by reproducibility.

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