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    MinIO stops distributing free Docker images

    (github.com)
    672 points LexSiga | 14 comments | 22 Oct 25 06:17 UTC | HN request time: 1.042s | source | bottom
    1. nik736 ◴[22 Oct 25 09:03 UTC] No.45666496[source]▶
    Is there a fork already?
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    2. stanac ◴[22 Oct 25 09:08 UTC] No.45666536[source]▶
    Do we need a fork? As an example, ffmpeg is source only for mac and windows, which just means someone else is building and distributing binaries.
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    3. ◴[22 Oct 25 09:15 UTC] No.45666589[source]▶
    4. debugnik ◴[22 Oct 25 09:16 UTC] No.45666596[source]▶
    What for? The code hasn't changed, it's AGPL-3.0. They just don't release their own binaries or docker images anymore.
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    5. redserk ◴[22 Oct 25 09:25 UTC] No.45666653[source]▶
    Demanding people do free work for you, like starting a fork on your expedited schedule is quite juvenile.

    Forks take time and effort from humans to maintain.

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    6. gjvc ◴[22 Oct 25 09:29 UTC] No.45666677[source]▶
    not sure that word means what you think it means
    7. Tepix ◴[22 Oct 25 09:33 UTC] No.45666699[source]▶
    There is perhaps a need for a fork because of their recent removal of features (unrelated to today's post): https://github.com/minio/minio/issues/21584
    8. jbstack ◴[22 Oct 25 10:02 UTC] No.45666916[source]▶
    Where did you see a demand? The comment you're replying to merely asked if there is a fork.
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    9. redserk ◴[22 Oct 25 10:26 UTC] No.45667072{3}[source]▶
    The inclusion of the word “already” suggests that someone should have put forth effort to fork this project by now.

    That’s where I interpreted this as a demand.

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    10. mcpeepants ◴[22 Oct 25 11:29 UTC] No.45667492{4}[source]▶
    I took it at face value - “has someone already put for the effort?”. You know, assume positive intent and all that.
    11. nik736 ◴[22 Oct 25 14:20 UTC] No.45669563[source]▶
    They changed their license to AGPL, removed features (Web UI, etc.) and now they don't provide docker images/binaries. It's their project but; what's next?
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    12. rustc ◴[22 Oct 25 15:37 UTC] No.45670760{3}[source]▶
    > what's next?

    Removing existing Docker images? Seems unlikely.

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    13. lyu07282 ◴[22 Oct 25 18:28 UTC] No.45673213{3}[source]▶
    Obviously they will eventually no longer license AGPL at all. It's wild to me how this can be a surprise to anyone, this entire company has been one gigantic red flag for years and that's just what's publicly known. It's a legal department with a software product as a side business.
    14. silverwind ◴[23 Oct 25 01:25 UTC] No.45677172{4}[source]▶
    It seems crazy that docker hub images are not immutable. Makes them really unreliable.