Docker is deleting Open Source organisations - what you need to know (blog.alexellis.io)

Article summary

Docker is deleting open source organization accounts on Docker Hub if they do not upgrade to a paid team plan, which costs $420 per year. This change affects many open source projects that have published images to Docker Hub for years. The author, a former Docker advocate, criticizes Docker's decision and its hostile definition of allowable open source projects. The author suggests alternatives, such as GitHub's Container Registry, and discusses the potential risks of relying on free services.

Main themes

• Docker's paid team plan
• open source sustainability
• alternative repositories
• GitHub's Container Registry
• free tiers and pricing models
• community-driven repositories

What commenters say

• Some commenters suggest that big cloud players should create a new public repository to solve the problem.
• Others argue that the issue is not just about finding an alternative repository, but also about the millions of existing references to community images on Docker Hub that will disappear.
• A few commenters mention that other repositories, such as AWS's ECR and Quay, have their own limitations and issues.
• Some argue that GitHub's Container Registry is a good alternative, but others are concerned about the potential risks of relying on free services and the possibility of GitHub changing its policies in the future.
• A few commenters discuss the importance of having a non-profit or community-driven repository to ensure the long-term availability of open source images.
• Others argue that the problem is not just about Docker, but also about the broader trend of free tiers disappearing and the need for sustainable funding models for open source projects.