Docker Hub Free Plan Partially Ends, Docker Calls for Transition to Open Source Support Program
Around March 14, 2023, an email was sent to Docker Hub users saying, ' If you don't switch to a paid plan, your account will be deleted along with the image. ' ” raised concerns. After that, on March 16, 2023, Docker released an official statement that `` the content of the email was inaccurate ,'' announcing the correct scope of impact of charging and the handling of each image. Added on March 27, 2023: Docker has announced that it will change its policy on March 24, 2023 and will not abolish the 'Docker Free Teams plan'.
What to know about the end of Docker Free Teams | Docker
Docker is deleting Open Source organizations - what you need to know
https://blog.alexellis.io/docker-is-deleting-open-source-images/
Docker is a virtualization technology that can organize the OS and installed software into a 'container', and by sharing the 'image' file that summarizes the contents of the container, you can easily build the same environment on another machine. . Docker, which develops Docker, also operates the image sharing service ' Docker Hub ', where users can upload their own images to Docker Hub and use images created by others.
Docker Hub has no basic charge, and if you subscribe to a paid plan, you can use a private repository etc. However, in August 2020, ``Pull limit setting'' and ``Image storage period limit'' were added to the free plan, and there was concern that the functions of the free plan would gradually be reduced. rice field.
Docker Hub announces that it will set an upper limit on the number of pulls in addition to the storage period of container images - GIGAZINE
Then, on March 14, 2023, users using Docker Hub in their organization received a notification that ``If you do not switch to a paid Team plan, your account will be deleted along with the image.''
The 'Team plan' that Docker urged to migrate by e-mail is a plan that requires payment of $ 420 (about 56,000 yen) per year when used by the minimum number of people. Most of the open source community has received very little donations, and the forced transition to a paid plan was expected to be a significant blow to the open source community using Docker Hub. Also, Docker's email did not mention the types of users who would be required to migrate to a paid plan, causing confusion due to the lack of details.
After that, on March 16, 2023, Docker announced an official statement that only subscribers of the 'Docker Free Teams plan' are required to migrate to a paid plan, and less than 2% of all users. announced that it is In addition, it clarifies that subscribers of the following plans and members of the program will not be affected .
・Docker Personal plan subscribers
・ Docker Pro plan subscribers
・Docker Team plan subscribers
・Docker Business plan subscribers
・Member of Docker-Sponsored Open Source Program
・Docker Verified Publishers
・Docker Official Images
According to Docker, the 'Docker Free Teams Plan' was prepared for the open source community, but in September 2022, the application conditions for the open source community support program ' Docker-Sponsored Open Source Program ' were eased. The benefits of the Docker Free Teams plan have decreased. Docker invites users of the 'Docker Free Teams Plan' to apply for participation in the 'Docker-Sponsored Open Source Program' from the link below.
Apply Today - Docker-Sponsored Open Source Program
https://www.docker.com/community/open-source/application/
In addition, Docker apologized for not being able to clarify the conditions for image deletion in the email, saying, ``Image deletion can only be performed by the image maintainer, and Docker will delete it without permission. There is no such thing,' he said.
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Docker announced that it will change its policy on February 14, 2023 and cancel the abolition of the 'Docker Free Teams plan'.
Docker announced the continuation of the abolished free plan - GIGAZINE
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