Re: Or for that matter, "anything"
kind of, unless you want a container with (just) apache, imagemagik perl python and bash, you are likely better off having a distro put those together with a compatible libc. If all you run is your own code you are not really a classic linux/opensource user.
What's true is that redhat have not done much in the container space as they desperately try to hang on to os licence sales and are becoming increasingly irrelevant, while debian/devuan and Ubuntu do that job well, as part of providing a full server/desktop.