After just reading most of the first half of the docs (skimming some parts, because in occasions it delves too much into fine details, I feel it lacks a bit of conciseness), I'm still not sure I understood well why this tool needs to use specifically built images, instead of just grabbing whatever is the current `ubuntu:20.04` image and install stuff on top of it.
The page didn't achieve conveying this clearly to me. I might be a bit obtuse today but as I went on and on reading, the question remained about why exactly this tool is not just starting from well known (and trusted) Docker images. The "trusted" part is important: I kind of trust that official Ubuntu images are not tampered with anything fishy.
You're quite correct in addressing the issue, indeed, why wouldn't it just grab an image from Docker Hub and make it dock-compatible? And that's what I'm working on. See my comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31625086#31625750
Best ideas aren't always the first ones in the queue. Remember, I built it for myself first and never thought I'd do a release, so there was no point to it initially.
Very nice to hear that. Being able to build from base images adds a level of confidence.
I see that it is first and foremost a tool written for personal productivity, so congrats on deciding to release it! No doubt, improvements can be added progressively, when/if they happen. Well done.
The page didn't achieve conveying this clearly to me. I might be a bit obtuse today but as I went on and on reading, the question remained about why exactly this tool is not just starting from well known (and trusted) Docker images. The "trusted" part is important: I kind of trust that official Ubuntu images are not tampered with anything fishy.
Could you expand on this?