From d1c325e1c7864aa0d65259a4100a3015b852d053 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karl Haworth Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 07:51:02 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] - update readme to include information on wolfi package strategy Signed-off-by: Karl Haworth --- contrib/docker/minimal-harded-image/README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/contrib/docker/minimal-harded-image/README.md b/contrib/docker/minimal-harded-image/README.md index accb2188ac..5737cd3be0 100644 --- a/contrib/docker/minimal-harded-image/README.md +++ b/contrib/docker/minimal-harded-image/README.md @@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ The `Dockerfile` in this directory uses a [`wolfi-base`](https://github.com/wolf - `Wolfi` OS uses packages from the [os repository](https://github.com/wolfi-dev/os) on GitHub. Some packages may be named differently. - While `Wolfi` uses `apk`, the OS is designed to support `glibc`. - Due to the stripped down nature of the base image, additional packages might be needed compared to a distribution like Debian or Ubuntu. +- Chainguard will maintain one version of each Wolfi package at a time, which will track the latest version of the upstream software in the package. Chainguard will end patch support for previous versions of packages in Wolfi. [Read more here](https://edu.chainguard.dev/chainguard/chainguard-images/faq/#what-packages-are-available-in-chainguard-images) + - It is encouraged to use a relative pin or use a third-party tool to ensure the packages are kept up to date