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MinIO stops distributing free Docker images

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672 points LexSiga | 1 comments | 22 Oct 25 06:17 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source
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Tepix ◴[22 Oct 25 09:12 UTC] No.45666563[source]▶
It's an Open Source project - I don't understand what people are complaining about. Noone is entitled to receive free Docker images. I'm sure if there is enough demand, someone else who is trustworthy will step up and automate building them.

What I'd like to complain about instead is the pricing page on the Min.io webpage - it doesn't list any pricing. Looking at https://cloudian.com/blog/minios-ui-removal-leaves-organizat... it seems the prices are not cheap at all (minimum of $96,000 per year). Note that Cloudian is a competitor offering a closed-source product.

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1. ryanjshaw ◴[22 Oct 25 11:16 UTC] No.45667401[source]▶
> I don't understand what people are complaining about

Talk is cheap. People will complain about something they’re not legally entitled to because there’s no downside, only an upside if the company backtracks.

In the background they are probably creating tickets to mitigate the risk if the complaining doesn’t work. It’s perfectly rational.

I don’t understand the people who don’t understand this.