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At work, I developed step by step instructions for using Docker on WSL2, the normal CLI way

At work, I developed step by step instructions for using Docker on WSL2, the normal CLI way. People liked it, but figured they liked the GUI better. They also argued that they may as well stick to the GUI because there was a team somewhere else in the company that really insisted they need Docker Desktop, so the company will be buying licenses anyway. (I was already working on those instructions when the pricing change reached our attention, so it became a viable free alternative only by coincidence, but still.) One other thing I learned: HN crowd is biased towards people who want to learn and understand their tools to a degree. Workplace use of Docker has large component of people who don't know what Docker is for and don't really care, but they need it for some task, so they want a hassle-minimizing option they can use to get their job done, and then forget about. I bet it's a huge market, not just for Docker, but any other software tool. One that's somewhat alien to the HN audience.

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I'm surprised by this as well, but maybe it was the HN bias that made that impression. My company received the memo from Docker to upgrade to paid version, and I helped many to move on to Podman. However there were teams for which getting a Docker Desktop license was easier than the Podman move. I am sure there are many more companies that can easily afford the convenience of Docker Desktop for a trivial fee.

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Docker (and podman for that matter) running on WSL2 need serious corporate investment in pairing it with wsl-vpnkit or a similar hack, publishing in Software Center and maintaining. At hindsight, I would say, it costs several man-months of senior engineers' with good connections in various departments. And this comes on top of productivity losses prior to the solution.

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nftables are now supported so one hassle less, bump up the kernel. I also use Docker in WSL2 to keep Windows clean. I love this setup.

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