From d5a8ec90293d37ced585586334367558e3d4f073 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brandon Philips Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 18:22:38 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] README: add some more details on what CNI is We needed a bit more intro material to scope what CNI does. Here is my attempt. --- README.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ada58371..58fcc2f2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ CNI, the _Container Network Interface_, is a proposed standard for configuring network interfaces for Linux application containers. The standard consists of a simple specification for how executable plugins can be used to configure network namespaces; this repository also contains a go library implementing that specification. +CNI concerns itself with setting up network connectivity of containers and removing allocated resources when the container is deleted. +Because of this focus CNI has a wide range of support and the specification is simple to implement. + The specification itself is contained in [SPEC.md](SPEC.md). ## Why develop CNI?