This means that we cannot use Docker under Windows with a SoftIOC.
Did a quick check on Windows 10 / WSL2 / podman / Ubuntu 22.04 / freshly built Base 7.0.7:
root@15f9e0e04aed:/# epics/base-7.0.7/bin/linux-x86_64/softIoc -d test.db
Starting iocInit
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## EPICS R7.0.7
## Rev. 2023-11-24T08:45+0000
## Rev. Date build date/time:
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iocRun: All initialization complete
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What exactly is your statement based on?
Cheers,
~Ralph