I think you are taking an overly simplistic and dismissive view.
There's no confusion. I understand Podman's position. I'm simply saying that position keeps them from gaining enough users to really compete with Docker.
I run LTS Ubuntu versions for core stability. That usually doesn't keep me from getting the latest version of software that it makes sense to keep updated. Case in point...Docker!
So, on my "old" version of Ubuntu, which I agree is completely "on me" for choosing it, I'm able to easily run the latest version of Docker. They care about my use case, make my life as a sysadmin easier, so I use their software.
Podman doesn't and I therefore have avoided using their software for years even though they have some compelling features.
There's no confusion. I understand Podman's position. I'm simply saying that position keeps them from gaining enough users to really compete with Docker.
I run LTS Ubuntu versions for core stability. That usually doesn't keep me from getting the latest version of software that it makes sense to keep updated. Case in point...Docker!
So, on my "old" version of Ubuntu, which I agree is completely "on me" for choosing it, I'm able to easily run the latest version of Docker. They care about my use case, make my life as a sysadmin easier, so I use their software.
Podman doesn't and I therefore have avoided using their software for years even though they have some compelling features.