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onemap vs runc

A side-by-side editorial comparison of onemap and runc — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

onemap vs runc: at a glance

Featureonemaprunc
SectorInfra & APIsInfra & APIs
Velocity score0.02.5
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesgenetic-mapping, linkage-analysis, genotyping-by-sequencing, mappolycontainer runtime, support policy, cve coordination, multi-branch
Last editorial update6h ago12d ago
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What is onemap?

A genetic-mapping mainstay that now points new users toward MAPpoly at load time

OneMap constructs genetic linkage maps for experimental crosses, and its 3.x line turned it into a hub in a wider mapping toolchain: export functions for VIEWpoly and QTLpoly, summary and interactive ordering functions adapted from MAPpoly, and retention of reference and alternative allele information from imported VCFs. The most recent release, 3.2.0 in January 2025, adds an announcement about MAPpoly to the README and the package load message, fixes a subscript-out-of-bounds warning in rf_2pts and refreshes vignettes and tests.

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What is runc?

runc now publishes an end-of-life calendar, and three branches shipped the same CVE fix in two days.

1.5.0 in June was the first stable release of the 1.5.z series and the third under runc's formal release and support policy: 1.2.z and earlier are unsupported, 1.3.z receives only high-severity CVE fixes until the end of October 2026, and 1.4.z is limited to security and significant bugfixes. A month later 1.5.1 fixed a real-world regression — the maskPaths optimisation from 1.5.0-rc.3 broke tmpfs mounts with nr_inodes=1 on Ubuntu 20.04 kernels. In mid-June, CVE-2026-41579 was fixed simultaneously across 1.3.6, 1.4.3 and 1.5.0-rc.3 and released with no embargo.

Read the full runc trajectory →

onemap vs runc: editorial side-by-side

O
onemap
INFRA · APIS
0.0

A genetic-mapping mainstay that now points new users toward MAPpoly at load time

◆ Current state

OneMap constructs genetic linkage maps for experimental crosses, and its 3.x line turned it into a hub in a wider mapping toolchain: export functions for VIEWpoly and QTLpoly, summary and interactive ordering functions adapted from MAPpoly, and retention of reference and alternative allele information from imported VCFs. The most recent release, 3.2.0 in January 2025, adds an announcement about MAPpoly to the README and the package load message, fixes a subscript-out-of-bounds warning in rf_2pts and refreshes vignettes and tests.

◆ Where it's heading

Versions 3.0.0 and 3.1.0 were driven by a benchmarking preprint on genotyping-by-sequencing best practice, and their content follows directly: marker filtering from two-point estimates, memory reduction after filtering, and optimisation of find_bins and map_avoid_unlinked. What has happened since is signposting rather than capability — a package that spent two releases integrating with MAPpoly now tells users about it every time it loads. The pre-3.0 tags are backfilled, with versions 2.3 through 2.7 sharing a single August 2021 timestamp, so their order carries no information.

◆ Prediction

The load-message announcement suggests attention is flowing toward the MAPpoly side of the toolchain; expect maintenance and compatibility releases here rather than new mapping algorithms.

R
runc
INFRA · APIS
2.5

runc now publishes an end-of-life calendar, and three branches shipped the same CVE fix in two days.

◆ Current state

1.5.0 in June was the first stable release of the 1.5.z series and the third under runc's formal release and support policy: 1.2.z and earlier are unsupported, 1.3.z receives only high-severity CVE fixes until the end of October 2026, and 1.4.z is limited to security and significant bugfixes. A month later 1.5.1 fixed a real-world regression — the maskPaths optimisation from 1.5.0-rc.3 broke tmpfs mounts with nr_inodes=1 on Ubuntu 20.04 kernels. In mid-June, CVE-2026-41579 was fixed simultaneously across 1.3.6, 1.4.3 and 1.5.0-rc.3 and released with no embargo.

◆ Where it's heading

The project is behaving like infrastructure with a contract. Publishing dated support windows and shipping a coordinated fix across every live branch on the same day is the operating posture of a component that sits under every container on a host, where operators need to know what they are still entitled to. The CVE itself is instructive: a /dev symlink escape in the same family as three earlier CVEs, found by re-auditing the rootfs preparation code that had been hardened before.

◆ Prediction

1.5.0's notes state that a 1.6.0 is expected in late October 2026, which is also when 1.3.z support ends — so the next milestone is that pairing. Expect 1.5.z patches until then.

Alternatives to onemap and runc

Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either onemap or runc.

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Recent activity from onemap and runc

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1mo agorunctmpfs regression on Ubuntu 20.04 kernels fixed
  2. 2mo agoruncrunc 1.5.0 stable, with dated support windows for older branches
  3. 2mo agoruncCVE-2026-41579: /dev symlink host write access fixed
  4. 2mo agoruncRelease candidate carrying the CVE-2026-41579 fix
  5. 2mo agoruncCVE-2026-41579 fix backported to the 1.4 branch
  6. 4mo agoruncBuild fixes and seccomp WaitKillableRecv support
  7. 1y agoonemapMAPpoly announcement added to README and load message
  8. 3y agoonemapExports to VIEWpoly and QTLpoly; marker ordering and map summaries
  9. 3y agoonemapTwo-point marker filtering and memory reduction
  10. 4y agoonemapPSOCK and FORK parallelization choice; vcfR as an import
  11. 5y agoonemaphmm=FALSE option for ordering algorithms
  12. 5y agoonemapMDSMap dependency removed

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between onemap and runc?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. runc is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 2.5 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is onemap better than runc?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. runc is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 2.5 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to onemap?

Top onemap alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "onemap alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/onemap for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to runc?

Top runc alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "runc alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/runc for the full list with editorial commentary on each.