Can Windows Containers be hosted on linux?

Question

Is it possible to run Windows Containers on Linux? The scenario is based on an app written in the .NET (old net) and the Linux user that wants to run this with Docker to provide a net462 written API on the localhost.

I am using beta version from Docker for windows

If no, then why can windows run linux containers and not vice-versa?

EDIT:

As some time has passed and this question is a popular one. I'd like to add one note here that the workaround is to use the new netstandard. It allowed me to pack 4.6.2 framework into new library.

Answer 1

Unlike Virtualization, containerization uses the same host os. So the container built on linux can not be run on windows and vice versa.

In windows, you have to take help of virtuallization (using Hyper-v) to have same os as your containers's os and then you should be able to run the same.

Docker for windows is similar app which is built on Hyper-v and helps in running linux docker container on windows. But as far as I know, there is nothing as such which helps run windows containers on linux.