docs(ct-base): incorporate review suggestions #8932

Thanks @atrisovic @pdurbin

doc/sphinx-guides/source/container/index.rst

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ Container Guide
 
   base-image
 
-Running Dataverse software in containers is quite different than in a :doc:`classic installation <../installation/prep>`.
+Running Dataverse software in containers is quite different than in a :doc:`standard installation <../installation/prep>`.
 
 Both approaches have pros and cons. These days, containers are very often used for development and testing,
-but there is an ever rising move for running applications in the cloud using container technology.
+but there is an ever rising move toward running applications in the cloud using container technology.
 
 **NOTE:**
 **As the Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences (IQSS) at Harvard is running their installations in the classic
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ solutions to run containers in production. There is the `Dataverse on K8s projec
 purpose.
 
 This guide focuses on describing the container images managed from the main Dataverse repository (again: by the
-community, not IQSS), their features and limitations. Instructions on how to build the images yourself, how to
-extend them and how to use them for development purposes may be found in respective subpages.
+community, not IQSS), their features and limitations. Instructions on how to build the images yourself and how to
+develop and extend them further may be found in respective subpages.

modules/container-base/README.md

@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 # Dataverse Base Container Image
 
-A "base image" offers you a pre-installed and pre-tuned application server to deploy Dataverse software to.
+The Dataverse Base Container Image contains primarily a pre-installed and pre-tuned application server with the
+necessary software dependencies for deploying and launching a Dataverse repository installation.
+
 Adding basic functionality like executing scripts at container boot, monitoring, memory tweaks, etc., is all done
-at this layer, to make the application image focus on the app itself.
+at this layer. Application images building from this very base focus on adding deployable Dataverse code and 
+actual scripts.
+
+*Note:* Currently, there is no application image. Please watch https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/issues/8934
 
 ## Quick Reference
 
@@ -17,7 +22,7 @@ provides in-depth information about content, building, tuning and so on for this
 
 **Where to get help and ask questions:**
 
-IQSS will not offer you support how to deploy or run it. Please reach out to the community for help on using it.
+IQSS will not offer support on how to deploy or run it. Please reach out to the community for help on using it.
 You can join the Community Chat on Matrix at https://chat.dataverse.org or the Community Slack at
 https://dataversecommunity.slack.com to ask for help and guidance.
 
@@ -33,7 +38,7 @@ most important branches:
   ([`Dockerfile`](https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/tree/master/modules/container-base/src/main/docker/Dockerfile))
 
 Within the main repository, you may find the base image files at `<git root>/modules/container-base`.
-This Maven module uses the `Maven Docker Plugin <https://dmp.fabric8.io>`_ to build and ship the image.
+This Maven module uses the [Maven Docker Plugin](https://dmp.fabric8.io) to build and ship the image.
 You may use, extend, or alter this image to your liking and/or host in some different registry if you want to.
 
 **Supported architectures:** This image is created as a "multi-arch image", supporting the most common architectures