[DockerHub] Clarification around the meaning of "image" in the FAQ on the image upcoming retention changes

[hairyhenderson]

Tell us about your request

(sorry if this is the wrong place to ask for this, but it seemed to be the best way, even though this isn't technically a feature request!)

It'd be great to get some further clarification on what exactly is meant by the term "image" in the Container Image Retention Policy FAQ at https://www.docker.com/pricing/retentionfaq.

Specifically:

1. do these changes apply to the image repository as a whole, or to tags/layers? (See https://twitter.com/sudo_bmitch/status/1293980220270280704 for a statement from @sudo-bmitch)
2. how is the Official Images program affected? See New image retention policy and status of official-images docker-library/official-images#8552

Effectively what I'm asking for is the FAQ to be updated to eliminate the confusion 😉

Which service(s) is this request for?

DockerHub

Tell us about the problem you're trying to solve. What are you trying to do, and why is it hard?

Trying to understand the recently-announced retention changes, and how people will be affected.

Are you currently working around the issue?

n/a

Additional context

(see links above)

[manishtomar]

I believe latest FAQ (https://www.docker.com/pricing/resource-consumption-updates) should clarify any doubts. Please let us know if there needs more clarification.

[hairyhenderson]

Thanks @manishtomar - that clarifies everything I was looking for, and more! I'll close this now 🙂

[leonardehrenfried]

Has the deletion of inactive images for open source projects actually been implemented?

I can still see very old images that CI pushed to Dockerhub and I would be suprised if anyone has pulled them in the last 6 months. I would be totally fine if they were deleted.