
There are many different open source licenses but they all must comply with the Open Source Definition - in brief: the software can be freely used, modified and shared. Programs released under this license can be used at no cost for both personal and commercial purposes. Open Source software is software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify or enhance.

Freeware products can be used free of charge for both personal and professional (commercial use). Human moderators who give final review and sign off.Security, consistency, and quality checking.ModerationĮvery version of each package undergoes a rigorous moderation process before it goes live that typically includes: Welcome to the Chocolatey Community Package Repository! The packages found in this section of the site are provided, maintained, and moderated by the community.Freeware programs can be downloaded used free of charge and without any time limitations.

If you are an organization using Chocolatey, we want your experience to be fully reliable.ĭue to the nature of this publicly offered repository, reliability cannot be guaranteed. Packages offered here are subject to distribution rights, which means they may need to reach out further to the internet to the official locations to download files at runtime.įortunately, distribution rights do not apply for internal use.

With any edition of Chocolatey (including the free open source edition), you can host your own packages and cache or internalize existing community packages. Your use of the packages on this site means you understand they are not supported or guaranteed in any way. Internal/Private Cloud Repository Set Up # Here are the requirements necessary to ensure this is successful. # You'll need an internal/private cloud repository you can use. # generally really quick to set up and there are quite a few options.
