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Does Docker need this "cartoon" of an otter to get the point across? https://github.com/docker/docs?tab=readme-ov-file or this "cartoon" of an octopus? https://github.com/docker/compose This seems to really just be "oldman-yelling-at-clouds-syndrome" I for one welcome anime girls in readmes and hope to see more of it in the future if only because it seems to bother some of the old hoagies in the world for some reason.

It appears they have since reverted the decision in 2020 but it used to require logging in for Docker Engine: https://github.com/docker/docs/issues/6910 I did not know this as I stopped using Docker long ago.

I should have been more clear perhaps. "Docker Engine wasn't otherwise available on Windows or macOS" - when was this? The first version of Docker Desktop for Windows that included support for Windows containers was released on 2017-01-19. See here: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/previous-versions/archive-wi... Previous versions of Docker Desktop for Windows were just a lame wrapper around the so-called "MobyVM" Hyper-V VM they created for Linux containers. There have been _instructions_ on how to install "Docker Engine" on Docker Inc.'s website as early as March 2017 and probably earlier. See here: https://github.com/docker/docker.github.io/blob/f9d6b41fcf26... I'm still looking for the page I remember (which is not the one I linked above), but I have used Docker on Windows without Docker Desktop from day 1. DockerMsftProvider which is

Wowww: https://github.com/docker/docker.github.io/issues/6910#issue... What the hell does "Docker's new direction to go back to its roots and focus on developer tooling" even mean? Docker is developer tooling, that's the whole product. That's not "going back to your roots" that's just doing your damn job.

It feels like an habit of the Docker team, they always try to defend their anti-user decisions with vague and uninspired corporate bs. They're barely trying. Another classic: https://github.com/docker/docker.github.io/issues/6910

It may well be common knowledge now. I discovered it when writing our Dockerfiles earlier this year and before that hadn't seen it. It looks like multi-stage builds were added to the best practices in 2018 [https://github.com/docker/docker.github.io/blob/master/devel...] which is probably why I missed it before

It's a shame they are so hostile to developers. I wonder if they'll ever fix this: https://github.com/docker/docker.github.io/issues/6910

> Dealing with this complexity provides an opportunity for Docker as a brand that is trusted by developers. As I developer I love docker as a tool, but definitely don't like or trust them as a company. One major problem I have is they require to log in to download docker. If you like docker you probably like automating things such as installing programs. Don't try prohibiting this and make it a pain to get my development machine bootstrapped. > The challenge, as always, is figuring out how to charge money for the right things so that Docker can capture more of the value it creates. This is between you and the companies that you wish you could make money from. You need developers to be the ones who adopt it. If I would have ran into this login requirement the first time I tried using docker I wouldn't have downloaded it. https://github.com

Are you sure they changed it? https://github.com/docker/docker.github.io/issues/6910

I’ve been following this longstanding Docker issue: https://github.com/docker/docker.github.io/issues/6910 The comments make it pretty clear how the Github crew feels about it, but I’m curious the response over here.

I wonder if that will encourage them to finally resolve this issue: https://github.com/docker/docker.github.io/issues/6910

Downloading Docker CE for mac or windows requires an account. https://github.com/docker/docker.github.io/issues/6910