The Deletion of Docker.io/Bitnami

Between the VMware licensing changes and this, it looks like Broadcom is making a serious play at dethroning Oracle as the most evil software vendor.

It's a shame that competition for this position has been ramping up lately.

So, are they evil because they decided to stop sponsoring free network egress?

Others have already provided good answers. I wouldn't classify it as evil if all they did was to stop maintaining the images & charts, I recognise how much time, effort and money that takes. Companies and open source developers alike are free to say "We can no longer work on this".

The evil part is in outright breaking people's systems, in violation of the implicit agreement established by having something be public in the first place.

I know Broadcom inherited Bitnami as part of an acquisition and legally have no obligation to do anything, but ethically (which is why they are evil, not necessarily criminal) they absolutely have a duty to minimise the damage, which is 100% within their power & budget as others have pointed out.

And this is before you even consider all the work unpaid contributors have put into Bitnami over the years (myself included).

> The evil part is in outright breaking people's systems, in violation of the implicit agreement established by having something be public in the first place.

Something, something, sticking your hand in a lawnmower and expecting it not to be cut off.

Broadcom is second only to Oracle.