Well, yes, but rootless is basically the main selling point of podman. Once you start using daemons and privileged containers, you can just keep using docker.
No, the main selling point is daemonless. For example, you put podman in a systemd unit and you can stop/start with systemctl without an external point of failure.
Comparing root docker with rootless podman performance is apples to oranges. However, even for rootless pasta does have good performance.
Some tools talk to docker not using the docker CLI but directly through its REST API. Podman also exposes a similar REST API[1]. Is Podman with its API server switched on substantially different from the docker daemon?
bonzini|5 months ago
Comparing root docker with rootless podman performance is apples to oranges. However, even for rootless pasta does have good performance.
curt15|5 months ago
[1]. https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-system-serv...