The possible problem I see with this is: Fact: Docker wants to recover the cost of hosting all those images. There is a cost to storing each image. (is that ri

The possible problem I see with this is: Fact: Docker wants to recover the cost of hosting all those images. There is a cost to storing each image. (is that right?) Fact: Docker can easily change their API and how they handle redirects to ensure this scheme does not work now and does not work in the future. If the goal is survive the next Dockerpocalypse this seems unlikely to do it. Or perhaps I misunderstand.