You are correct on all points concerning the quality of code of Alpine Linux. I do not doubt it. But it is irrelevant to the discussion. The Linux kernel is not part of the containers that are based off of Alpine. That is the whole point of this level of virtualization: sharing the kernel.<p>Furthermore, the problem I have with Alpine-based containers is that using those as the basis of tooling used for building your own product, your own product will have a hard time becoming maintainable, sustainable an secure.<p>I&#x27;ve had developers doing make; make install in Dockerfiles just because Alpine doesn&#x27;t have some library or version packaged.<p>Containerization brings all manner of sweetness to the table, but the current way it is used is a throwback to 1998.<p>Not having desktop software inside a small container does reduce the attack surface. Debian, Ubuntu, Centos can handle that requirement just fine. What is your point?