The container image/runtime/distribution area is heavily standardized now via the Open Container Initiative (OCI) that was founded 5 years ago. https://www.lin

The container image/runtime/distribution area is heavily standardized now via the Open Container Initiative (OCI) that was founded 5 years ago. https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press-release/2015/12/open-container-initiative-establishes-technical-governance-announces-new-members/ https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press-release/2015/12/open-c... https://kubernetes.io/blog/2016/12/container-runtime-interface-cri-in-kubernetes/ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2016/12/container-runtime-interfa... You can see the releases and specs that are supported by all major container runtimes here: https://opencontainers.org/release-notices/overview/ https://opencontainers.org/release-notices/overview/ For example, OpenShift ships https://cri-o.io https://cri-o.io in its kubernetes distribution as its container runtime, so this isn't really new. Disclosure: I helped start OCI and CNCF