s a poor fallback to removing its requirement altogether. That was the goal of my initial work (broken link: <code>https://apporbit.com/a-brief-history-of-containers-from-reality-to-hype/</code>) on OS-level virtualization that led to Linux containers which effectively <a href=https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/the-unwelcome-guest-why-vms-arent-the-solution-for-next-gen-applications>removed virtual machines</a> by running applications directly on the host operating system without requiring an intermediate guest.