> If software vendors are making publically available a url from which to download packages, then as far as I'm concerned they can pound sand. What does it matt

> If software vendors are making publically available a url from which to download packages, then as far as I'm concerned they can pound sand. What does it matter if I fetch its contents via a shell script or a browser? Is there any point arguing that? If Chocolatey refused, then Telerik would remove the public download. If Telerik insists on asking for email addresses or showing a TOS before allowing a download, then that's what they're going to do. You're technically correct, but it's not a technical issue.