CINC
cinc.shA free as in freedom distribution of Chef Software
Ops & Infraopen-sourcechefinfrastructure-automationconfiguration-managementdevopsfree-software
About
CINC (CINC is not Chef) is a free, open-source distribution of Chef Software's infrastructure automation tools. It provides equivalents to Chef Infra, Chef Workstation, Chef InSpec, and Chef Infra Server under a freedom-respecting license. The project is community-driven and aims to make Chef's tooling freely available without proprietary restrictions.
Problem
Chef Software's tools have licensing restrictions that limit free use, leaving users without a truly open distribution of its infrastructure automation software.
For
DevOps engineers and system administrators who want a free, open-source alternative to Chef Software's commercial tools
How it works
CINC builds and distributes open-source versions of Chef's tools (Infra, Workstation, InSpec, Infra Server) under free software principles, maintaining feature parity with the upstream projects.
Business model
free
Status
launched