docs for the overlay driver are outdated and short
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Description
The docs for the overlay driver are from 2015 and still view this driver as experimental. Also, they mostly show how to use it and don't give explanations on why it's the way it is.
There is a chapter in the docker docs about it, but also this mostly describes usage.
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with docs/overlay.md and compare it with the current overlay chapter at docs.docker.com/network/overlay/. Identify which historical statements are outdated and which concepts are missing, then update the documentation to describe the driver's current status, usage, and rationale. Done means the repository documentation is no longer framed as experimental and explains why the overlay driver works as described.
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Assessment
- Domain
- documentation, networking
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100