Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies

Post by myko » Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 6:52 PM UTC

adolph wrote: post #72

justincormack wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey sorry about that, can you send me the ticket details justin @ docker.com and I can look into it.

Policy success is directly dependent on how we handle requests for exception. Granting exceptions undermines people’s sense of fairness, and sets a precedent precedent that undermines future policy. In environments where exceptions become normalized, leaders often find that issuing writs of exception—for policies they themselves have designed—starts to swallow up much of their time. Organizations spending significant…

Post by qeternity » Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 6:53 PM UTC

judge2020 wrote: post #127

BCM43 wrote: post #2

Since they've buried it a little: "Specifically, small businesses (fewer than 250 employees AND less than $10 million in revenue) may continue to use Docker Desktop with Docker Personal for free. The use of Docker Desktop in large businesses, however, requires a Pro, Team, or Business paid subscription, starting at $5 per user per month."

Anyone know how they plan to enforce this? Audits into the IP space connecting to hub.docker.com? Maybe arbitrary device OS detection a la (nmap -O $local_subnet | grep -ci 'Macbook') > 250

Post by secondcoming » Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 6:55 PM UTC

rcarmo wrote: post #40

dpratt wrote: post #33

This appears to be cutting of their nose to spite their face. We have a team of 50+ engineers that all use Docker for Mac for daily development tasks, but I suspect that will no longer be true in a rather short amount of time. Frankly, I don’t really know if anybody actually uses the UI components for it outside of starting and stopping the engine and for basic configuration of the VM. Everything else that comes with…

For the Mac, just get Canonical’s Multipass ( http://multipass.run ) and do an apt-get to install Docker into a VM and use VS Code to “remote” to it. It will automatically install the Docker extension inside the Linux VM and you’re set. For Windows, use WSL2 and do the same. Both can mount “local” folders, although the setup is obviously different. You now have a better way to manage containers than ever before.

Post by ben7799 » Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 6:55 PM UTC

Post by emptysongglass » Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 6:58 PM UTC

frant-hartm wrote: post #122

emptysongglass wrote: post #41

Docker Desktop with developer environments would be a great value add if it supported Windows, macOS and Linux. As it is, we have developers in the company using Linux workstations so our Docker subscription is just for a registry. We'll be moving soon given no forthcoming Linux client.

If you are on Linux and using only the open-source bits (that's what I do) and have subscription for the registry, why would you be moving anywhere? What does this change bring that I am missing? As I understand it the change only affects Docker Desktop, which is for MacOS and Windows.