well, the idea is that you should be able to run any data set you have, and get good results relative to other solutions. but that is an open question with any research.

the point of the docker/lxc aspect is to provide a simple working environment to facilitate replication and validation.

so in comparison to the status quo, which is basically 'write a paper, include some high level equations, and results', i think this is a step forward in a better direction.