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OCI has a distribution-spec
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Signed-off-by: Brandon Mitchell <git@bmitch.net>
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To support this UX the OCI Image Format contains sufficient information to launch the application on the target platform (e.g. command, arguments, environment variables, etc).

## FAQ
## Distributing an OCI Image

**Q: Why doesn't this project mention distribution?**
The [OCI Distribution Spec Project](https://github.com/opencontainers/distribution-spec/) defines an API protocol to facilitate and standardize the distribution of content.
This API includes support for pushing and pulling OCI images to an OCI conformant registry.

A: Distribution, for example using HTTP as both Docker v2.2 and AppC do today, is currently out of scope.
There has been [some discussion on the TOB mailing list](https://groups.google.com/a/opencontainers.org/d/msg/tob/A3JnmI-D-6Y/tLuptPDHAgAJ) to make distribution an optional layer, but this topic is a work in progress.
## FAQ

**Q: What happens to AppC or Docker Image Formats?**

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