diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 94dbe65febe683a6a25c49762bc749eb665aff81..b695e4f8b4de5a98d271569127733715f8b27abe 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # naked-singularity -A repository of definition for building +A repository of definition files for building [Singularity](https://sylabs.io/guides/latest/user-guide) containers around the software applications, frameworks, and libraries you need to run on high-performance computing systems. @@ -30,10 +30,20 @@ hosted at Singularity Hub. ```bash singularity pull shub://mkandes/naked-singularity:ubuntu-18.04 ``` - + ## Status -A work in progress. +A work in progress. But an important note on the immediate future ... + +The future availablity of Singularity Hub is currently unknown and +may be slated for retirement as early as April 2021. If and when +Singularity Hub is retired, the current set of naked-sinularity +definition files will be affected due to the recent move in the past +year to using a layered dependency chain of multiple containers built +and hosted on Singularity Hub. Alternative container build and hosting +options are currently under consideration. This upcoming change will +likely affect how a given container's dependency chain is rebuilt and +supported long-term. ## Contribute