I'll bite. What's obviously the problem about it? Or, "if it's good enough for Google...." Vendoring dependencies and static linking is quite popular in exec

I'll bite. What's obviously the problem about it? Or, "if it's good enough for Google...." Vendoring dependencies and static linking is quite popular in executables, not just docker. Dynamic linking and shared libraries seem to be becoming a relic, deservedly. BTW, the extreme example of "package everything with the app" is the unikernel movement.