• OCI Runtime Specification 1.3 adds FreeBSD

    From LWN.net@86:200/23 to All on Thu Nov 6 06:40:07 2025

    Version
    1.3 of the Open Container Initiative (OCI) Runtime
    Specification has been released. The specification covers the
    configuration, execution environment, and lifecycle of containers. The
    most notable change in 1.3 is the addition of FreeBSD to the
    specification, which the FreeBSD Foundation calls
    "a watershed moment for FreeBSD":

    The addition of cloud-native container support complements FreeBSD's
    already robust virtualization capabilities, particularly the powerful
    FreeBSD jails technology that has been a cornerstone of the operating
    system for over two decades. In fact, OCI containers on FreeBSD are
    implemented using jails as the underlying isolation mechanism,
    bringing together the security and resource management benefits of
    jails with the portability and ecosystem advantages of OCI-compliant containers.

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