Deprecate non-distributable layers

Signed-off-by: Jason Hall <jason@chainguard.dev>
opencontainers · Oct 13, 2022 · 2cdbef2 · 2cdbef2
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@@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ Any given image is likely to be composed of several of these Image Filesystem Ch
 
 # Non-Distributable Layers
 
+> **NOTE**: Non-distributable layers are deprecated, and not recommended for future use.
+> Clients SHOULD consider the advice below for existing images, but in general SHOULD NOT produce new non-distributable layers.
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 Due to legal requirements, certain layers may not be regularly distributable.
 Such "non-distributable" layers are typically downloaded directly from a distributor but never uploaded.