Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by madeofpalk 1186 days ago
Well, they say they were never actually affected

> We’d also like to clarify that public images will only be removed from Docker Hub if their maintainer decides to delete them.

> Will open source images I rely on get deleted?

> Not by Docker. Public images will only disappear if the maintainer of the image decides to proactively delete it from Docker Hub. If the maintainer takes no action, we will continue to distribute their public images.

People may have thought they were affected, which is what they seem to be apoligising for.

1 comments

They also are saying the maintainers will be unable to update the images after the 30 days. So the panic and bitching are perfectly deserved: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35188691
For TEAM accounts that aren't "Docker sponsored open source" teams.

They should allow a TEAM->PERSONAL conversion for any open source account that doesn't qualify to be "Docker sponsored." But really this is a communications fail more than anything.