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Except it's not, as it mixes glibc with musl in ways that induce undefined behaviour you don't expect. If it was recompiling all packages to use glibc, the name

Except it's not, as it mixes glibc with musl in ways that induce undefined behaviour you don't expect. If it was recompiling all packages to use glibc, the name would be more appropriate… but also still a trademark violation.

encryptluks2 5y ago
So, of the 49,530 images that show up with several using Alpine somewhere in the name or description... you think this is a trademark violation how? Alpine is synonymous with lightweight images. Several people and vendors use it in their image names.
- lolc 5y ago
  I do expect images with "alpine" in the name to be based on the Alpine distro. And not some weird bastard of Alpine. And I see no problem with them asserting their trademark here.
  - encryptluks2 5y ago
    This is merely a package you install on Alpine so it isn't a fork. Did you not do any independent research and just assume? Want to move the goalposts?
- linkdd 5y ago
  There is a difference between "python:3.10-alpine" and "alpine-glibc". One stands for: "we use alpine" (not a trademark violation) The other one stands for "this is alpine" (a trademark violation)
  - encryptluks2 5y ago
    First, the repo name is alpine-pkg-glibc because it is merely a package you install on Alpine. The container name, created by a different individual is frolvlad/alpine-glibc, and they make it clear that it is based off Alpine with the glibc package installed. In fact, you can even look at the source code. This is ridiculous, and if Alpine starts going after people for using alpine in the container image name or tag then I now know what distro to avoid entirely.
    - linkdd 5y ago
      debian-stable debian-buster debian-slim Those names are clearly not packages but distros. python:3.10-debian python:3.10-alpine Those names are clearly packages based on a distrop So why not: glibc-alpine This would avoid confusion. > they make it clear that it is based off Alpine with the glibc package installed Well, seeing the number of issues opened on the official Alpine bug tracker regarding this package, it seems it's not that clear. > if Alpine starts going after people for using alpine in the container image name or tag then I now know what distro to avoid entirely. Alpine starts going after people for misusing the name and impacting their reputation. This is completely normal and understandable. Marketing and communication is an important part of every projects, even open source projects, this is not exclusive to businesses. If you want people to support your project, you need to protect your image.

encryptluks2 5y ago

So, of the 49,530 images that show up with several using Alpine somewhere in the name or description... you think this is a trademark violation how? Alpine is synonymous with lightweight images. Several people and vendors use it in their image names.

lolc 5y ago
I do expect images with "alpine" in the name to be based on the Alpine distro. And not some weird bastard of Alpine. And I see no problem with them asserting their trademark here.
- encryptluks2 5y ago
  This is merely a package you install on Alpine so it isn't a fork. Did you not do any independent research and just assume? Want to move the goalposts?
linkdd 5y ago
There is a difference between "python:3.10-alpine" and "alpine-glibc". One stands for: "we use alpine" (not a trademark violation) The other one stands for "this is alpine" (a trademark violation)
- encryptluks2 5y ago
  First, the repo name is alpine-pkg-glibc because it is merely a package you install on Alpine. The container name, created by a different individual is frolvlad/alpine-glibc, and they make it clear that it is based off Alpine with the glibc package installed. In fact, you can even look at the source code. This is ridiculous, and if Alpine starts going after people for using alpine in the container image name or tag then I now know what distro to avoid entirely.
  - linkdd 5y ago
    debian-stable debian-buster debian-slim Those names are clearly not packages but distros. python:3.10-debian python:3.10-alpine Those names are clearly packages based on a distrop So why not: glibc-alpine This would avoid confusion. > they make it clear that it is based off Alpine with the glibc package installed Well, seeing the number of issues opened on the official Alpine bug tracker regarding this package, it seems it's not that clear. > if Alpine starts going after people for using alpine in the container image name or tag then I now know what distro to avoid entirely. Alpine starts going after people for misusing the name and impacting their reputation. This is completely normal and understandable. Marketing and communication is an important part of every projects, even open source projects, this is not exclusive to businesses. If you want people to support your project, you need to protect your image.